5yo has over flowed the sink :

[pumpkinsweetie]

My 5yo had went upstairs to wash her hands and around 20 minutes after coming downstairs my 7yo was shouting from the kitchen (room beneath the upstairs bathroom) that there was water everywhere

She had left the tap on and the sink upstairs has overflowed through the ceiling into my kitchen below and there was water all over the bathroom and kitchen floor counter tops

This isn't my home, i rent it.
Do i tell the landlord this has happened (gulp) and what sort of damage ie £££s would this cause?
I have opened the windows and dried up as much as i can aswell as put the heating on, what more can i do?

Will it just dry up or are we talking major damage?

Tia x

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yes, you tell the landlord. He should have some kind of cover for this, and you may also have it in your tenant's insurance. But you may need electrics etc checked for damage. There will also be ceiling water stains too.

also the sink should have an overflow which works - looks like it doesn't so this needs fixing.

shouldn't be major damage but needs reporting and checking. And, er, learn a lesson....but these things happen.

Thankyou special

First of all, please don't sweat it! These things happen, and it doesn't sound like there's any major harm done. (It actually takes quite a lot of water to do significant damage... or a small drip-drip-drip over quite a lot of time).

Chances are everything will dry out and be absolutely fine again, though it may be that there is some minor staining to the ceiling where the water has come through. It doesn't sound like there's any damage to plaster, which is good. :)

If your landlord is a generally nice, decent person it might be worth mentioning it.

If he isn't very reasonable, leave it all to dry out. Make sure you get as much ventilation as possible in both rooms (put a fan on in there if necessary, even better a dehumidifier if you can borrow one off a friend). Obviously, be careful with electrical goods near water.

Don't just rely on heating as warmth without ventilation may cause more problems because the water will evaporate and cause condensation all over the place and it will be like living in a sauna. Above all, be patient - it may take a couple of weeks before it's totally dry. Then apply stainblock and redecorate the ceiling and he will never know. :)

DO mention it. There is a fault with the property (overflow not working) and your landlord needs to know.

don't get the paint out without his permission. It isn't your house.

would you like vital information hidden from you by your landlord? Of course not. So do the right thing.

most people get water through the ceiling at some point, you didn't bring the ceiling down and so any damage will be minor.