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Damp and a vulnerable child

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ByCalmBlueWriter · 15/10/2025 21:03

It’s a long story but I’ll try to make it short.
We have had a leak for 4 months. 8 reports, stage 1 complaint and escalation to MP, I am told the damp behind my tiles is a small wet mark on the wall.
My toilet ceiling is peeling off, the biggest leak in the toilet is 80cm short of our electrics and I am told that I have a small wet mark despite my tiles nearly falling off the wall.
It’s not a small wet mark, is it? As recollections may vary so do definitions of small wet mark but I might as well be unreasonable as I have been in this for so long.
PS: DC is super vulnerable often requiring A&E interventions and hospitalisations on oxygen.

Damp and a vulnerable child
Damp and a vulnerable child
Damp and a vulnerable child
Damp and a vulnerable child
Damp and a vulnerable child
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ByCalmBlueWriter · 16/10/2025 17:44

daisymoo2 · 16/10/2025 08:26

I understand the inaction to fix the leak is annoying but it doesn’t look too serious and if you’re doing all you can by chasing the HA to get the leak fixed and keeping the window open to avoid mould then I don’t think your child is in danger.

It doesn’t look serious because I have run the dehumidifier and heating like mad and sprayed mould nearly daily. I have also regrouted recently as I didn’t want to inflict the same damage on the people downstairs and to prevent more mould in compromised / porous grout.

My child’s condition is unpredictable with winters being super tough for us without leaks and we are always cautioned about damp by specialists when he is hospitalised so avoiding it is crucial for managing the condition.

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