Damp patch saga, is it really going to cost thousands?!!

[Sienna17]

Well the plumber came today, she looked at the damp patch on the kitchen ceiling, looked at the shower, knocked on a few tiles, said some of the tiles had blown and the shower tray/frame etc was probably leaking as well. She said it wasn't worth try to reseal it and all she could suggest was a whole new bathroom in the region of 8K or a new shower, with some new tiles that wouldn't match the old ones in the region of 2K.

I can't afford either of those suggestions and am somewhat dubious that this just can't be fixed.

Looking again at the damp patch, it turns a sort of right angle which I thought was the pipes but is more likely to be the shower tray I suppose.

Surely resealing will make some difference?

Help!

Seems an extreme reaction

You can do it yourself. I fitted a new shower tray, tiled and fitted a door and sealed the whole thing myself. Cost a few hundred quid for the tray, door, tiles and new electric shower. Cost £150 for an electrician to fit the shower once the tiles were on.

I agree this is a home insurance claim under escape of water, you should only be liable for the excess! Good luck!

Thanks for the replies.

Not much chance of me doing it myself I'm afraid!

I have a feeling the plumber only said what she said in the hope that I would just agree and spend loads of money.

Would my insurance company really agree to a whole new shower etc because of a damp patch on the ceiling? I suppose it's worth contacting them.

Have got another plumber coming tomorrow, so will see what he says!

A new bathroom is not a sensible cure for some loose tiles.

You could have it retiled.

Quite likely the shower tray needs to be sealed to the wall better.

The floor might be damaged, especially if it is chipboard and has been wet. Your insurers might pay for that (subject to excess and NCD) but they will laugh at the idea of a new bathroom.

Update - plumber came yesterday and said it need re-sealing, he did it for me there and then, all round tray and where the frames meet the tiles and charged £40.

No more leaks yet - so fingers crossed!