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Cracks in ceiling- who do I call?
cjalynch
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We have two cracks running across the kitchen ceiling directly under the bath upstairs.
Yesterday OH was showering and I noticed drips of water coming through into the kitchen below (not a lot just big drips)
Cracks have been there for a while but this is a new occurrence.
Bathroom has had a few plastering problems above the tile surround of the bath and two weeks ago i used sopme polyfilla on it. This morning I 'experimented' with the water by running a bath (plug in) and then letting the water out to see if there were leaks under the bath but no water came through- i now notice that the water appears to be going under the plaster down the side of the bath and behind the skirting.
My initial thought was to call a plumber to check for leaks in the bath, but now not sure- is this likely to have been caused by my DIY plastering solution and if so do I call a plasterer or plumber first?
Hope this makes sense to someone- thanks!!
Yesterday OH was showering and I noticed drips of water coming through into the kitchen below (not a lot just big drips)
Cracks have been there for a while but this is a new occurrence.
Bathroom has had a few plastering problems above the tile surround of the bath and two weeks ago i used sopme polyfilla on it. This morning I 'experimented' with the water by running a bath (plug in) and then letting the water out to see if there were leaks under the bath but no water came through- i now notice that the water appears to be going under the plaster down the side of the bath and behind the skirting.
My initial thought was to call a plumber to check for leaks in the bath, but now not sure- is this likely to have been caused by my DIY plastering solution and if so do I call a plasterer or plumber first?
Hope this makes sense to someone- thanks!!
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do you have a shower? it could be just the spray running down behind the bath edges.Get some gorm.0
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Yes we do have an overhead shower and the palstering/tiling etc has seen better days. I have pulled up some of the lino and there is definitely some dampness down there - would a plasterer be the best option?0
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make sure you seal around the bath with a waterproof sealant!
If you have a bath panel, remove this and by looking underneath (use a torch) you should be able to see where the water is coming through.
Even if it is dry, you should be able to see stains on the wall behind the bath panel which would indicate where the water has been running down.
Olias0 -
Definitely do as olias says.
And if you are going to re-seal it, make sure you get as much of the old sealant off as possible and make sure its absolutely clean or the new sealant wont bond to the surfaces and will come off very quickly.0 -
It just sounds as if the bath needs a thorough resealing, as has already been suggested. The thread below is about much the same problem as you seem to have.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1510447I can afford anything that I want.
Just so long as I don't want much.0
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