HELP! - Leak in flat

peterdoherty

Hi,

I live in a block of flats. I live on a 'middle floor' so I have other flats on top and below me.

I have just come home to discover a leak coming through my roof (right in the middle of the flat - not near any external walls). The leak is big enough to have made a chunk of my plasterboard roof (about 2 inches in diameter) fall to the floor and leave a gaping hole in the roof! Through the hole I can feel a plastic pipe which is quite big (around 3 inch diameter, maybe more grey/white in colour) - any plumber know what this sort of pipe may be commonly used for? Is this pipe likely to be for services to the flat above me or my flat?

There is just a 'drip' at the minute coming from the area. I cannot see exactly where it is coming from.

I dont know what way the plumbing is laid out in this block of apartments. but does this look to be coming from the flat above. I thought all plumbing ran under your floor. The flooring is made of concrete.

If it is coming from the flat above what rights do I have?

Obviously I am going to have to get a plumber on the scene 1st thing in the moring to investigate.

Help please!

Mr_Proctalgia

On first reading it sounds like your dear neighbours above have a leak in their drains somewhere and it is trickling along their pipes (I mean above you BTW) I would suggest that you have a swift word with them (or cut their water off) to rectify the problem, using a bit of lateral thinking it will not be hard to sort out where the leak is coming from! - Get your head up there and see where the pipe leads and try to work out the fall - Bet it is a sink or something similar!

peterdoherty

Thanks,

I thought this may have been the case but want too sure as the pipe is directly above my plasterboard and under their concrete floor.

Cant really see where the pipe is going. Will leave them a note to contact me in morning ASAP. DOnt think its urgent enough to wake them up as there is only a slight drip now.

Cheers,
Peter