Koeman2021
Ex Member
Came down this morning to dribblings of water coming through the light fitting onto the floor. The ceiling is sodden as is the floor. Only used the bath/shower so must be that. Leak only flowing after using it. So don't believe it's on the incoming water. The patch is about 6ft away from the bath.
We have emergency cover on our insurance so called them out. Plumber came this afternoon and said there's no water escaping at the bath, but the waste runs behind a tiled wall and believes it commons into the main waste at the toilet. This would explain the distance of the patch away.
Anyway to cut to the chase the insurance won't cover us for tracking the leak, not part of our policy, will only repair the water damage. Also not any damage done trying to find the leak. However, they have said if we access It through the already damaged ceiling they are fine with that.
I've tried to get someone out but plumbers appear very busy so stuck an ad up on some websites and local Facebook groups awaiting some response.
Anyway my question is how possible is it to resolve an issue from the ceiling below? Or am I being unrealistic?
They are old proper floorboards, ceiling is lat and plaster. The bathroom waste runs above that ceiling to the main sewer stack.
We have emergency cover on our insurance so called them out. Plumber came this afternoon and said there's no water escaping at the bath, but the waste runs behind a tiled wall and believes it commons into the main waste at the toilet. This would explain the distance of the patch away.
Anyway to cut to the chase the insurance won't cover us for tracking the leak, not part of our policy, will only repair the water damage. Also not any damage done trying to find the leak. However, they have said if we access It through the already damaged ceiling they are fine with that.
I've tried to get someone out but plumbers appear very busy so stuck an ad up on some websites and local Facebook groups awaiting some response.
Anyway my question is how possible is it to resolve an issue from the ceiling below? Or am I being unrealistic?
They are old proper floorboards, ceiling is lat and plaster. The bathroom waste runs above that ceiling to the main sewer stack.