suzook12 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Seems tomorrow will be ringing house insurers for a job for one of Fishy's mates..... Puddle appeared on kitchen floor, so pulled washing machine out and dishwasher expecting a leaking pipe. but no..... Water seeping through the feckin plaster!!! Best of it is, theres no water pipes in the wall, and having checked in the loft, theres no water ingress from there, so the mains pipe must be leaking in the floor and soaking up into the wall untill the plaster lets it go!!! There are several words that I can think of that best describe this situation, best left unmentioned tho.....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Prepare yourself for some decent tooth whistling tomorrow. Move any sharp objects away as well maybe put some cushions on the dry bit of floor to land on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 That don’t sound to clever Steve ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 No..... But I think I've possibly found the problem..... Bit of a puddle on the worktop this morning. Looks like someone has pushed the tap too far back and not urned it off fully either so been dripping heavily...... Waiting to see if it starts drying up now before calling anyone in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Fingers crossed for you Steve. We had our old steel mains pipe corrode through under the corner of the kitchen floor a few years ago. Rising water bills and a constant hissing sound that only stopped when we isolated the mains supply was the indicator. We lifted the floor by the stopcock and found a small lake underneath! Had to have the mains supply pipe dug out and replaced with blue poly. 😭 Hope you can avoid doing the same 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Me too mate, although it would be an insurance job anyway, depending on excess of course..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 good luck mate i hope all goes well , i have had my fear shere of leeking pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 What was the conclusion in the end Steve ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I’ve found a puddle of clean water around the upstairs throne this morning. Great start to the day. Probably needs a new washer or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, JonC said: I’ve found a puddle of clean water around the upstairs throne this morning. Great start to the day. Probably needs a new washer or something. Sounds like a bathroom refit job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I’ve dried the floor and will observe, see what happens when the kids aren’t about to wreck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, JonC said: I’ve dried the floor and will observe, see what happens when the kids aren’t about to wreck it. Are you sure you just didn’t miss ? Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: What was the conclusion in the end Steve ? It was the tap pushed too far round, water puudled on worktop until found a crack in the silicon, then ran down back of wall. Moved tap, dried it all up and no repeat.... lucky escape.... Got a leak in the toilet, pretty much same as Jon's, except ours is the supply pipe in the floor. As we are waiting to see if we can get a grant for a wet room for my Mum, that will wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 My floor is still dry since I wiped up this morning. Maybe one of the kids was climbing about on it and disturbed the doughnut. It’s definitely not effluent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, suzook12 said: It was the tap pushed too far round, water puudled on worktop until found a crack in the silicon, then ran down back of wall. Moved tap, dried it all up and no repeat.... lucky escape.... Got a leak in the toilet, pretty much same as Jon's, except ours is the supply pipe in the floor. As we are waiting to see if we can get a grant for a wet room for my Mum, that will wait... Wet rooms are the way forward, every time I use a shower with a cubicle set up I forgot that they are normality. Great for older people as well, no 10inch high lip to step over. The down side is my kids seem to think it’s necessary to soak the whole room when they shower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 55 minutes ago, JonC said: Wet rooms are the way forward, every time I use a shower with a cubicle set up I forgot that they are normality. Great for older people as well, no 10inch high lip to step over. The down side is my kids seem to think it’s necessary to soak the whole room when they shower he he ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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