It rained a lot last night

luvpump

I live in a flat, & a balcony (11x8) on top of my neighbours,& hers on top of the one below etc, anyway, to cut a long story short she said water was coming through her light socket below just gone midnight (not a plumbing issue), which is under my balcony.
I guess she will come at it from it's down to me naturally, i feel differently , i have a decent relationship with her, but how do we determine if it is my floor or her roof ? they are of course the same thing, maybe any repairs are joint ?? Not sure where to go from here.. any thoughts ? cheers

silvercar

Either way a balcony is outdoors. So any electrics fitted to it should be outdoor lighting that is built to withstand water ingress.

Onawingandaprayer

Worth speaking to flat management company. Structure of the building?

oystercatcher

Is there anything on your balcony that might be preventing drainage of rainwater ?

I know someone who had to clear lots of pot plants from their balcony as they were apparently causing dampness in the flat / balcony below (don't know full details).

student100

luvpump wrote: »

I live in a flat, & a balcony (11x8) on top of my neighbours,& hers on top of the one below etc, anyway, to cut a long story short she said water was coming through her light socket below just gone midnight (not a plumbing issue), which is under my balcony.
I guess she will come at it from it's down to me naturally, i feel differently , i have a decent relationship with her, but how do we determine if it is my floor or her roof ? they are of course the same thing, maybe any repairs are joint ?? Not sure where to go from here.. any thoughts ? cheers

Just to be clear, she has a balcony under your balcony? And an outdoor light in her balcony space fitted to the underside of your balcony is where the water is coming through?

How does your balcony drain? Are the drains blocked? Is there water pooling on your balcony? Can you tell how the water is getting through to the underside (presumably through the hole where her light is fitted, but how is water getting inside the balcony to that point?)

G_M

Good suggestions/advice above, but also:

* do you own or rent th flat?
* if rent, contact your landlord.
* if own, read your lease to identify if you, or the freeholder, is responsible for the balconies (I suspect the freeholder)
* contact the freeholder (or their management company)
* the building insurance might cover this (though depending on cost may not be worth claiming.

The water could come from

* a leaking pipe (unlikely, and you say not plumbing)
* a blocked drain (leaves/gunk etc) in your balcony floor
* a leak in the balcony floor - what is it made of? Concrete? Felt? something else?