Drying up after water leak

robbiejustice

Hi all,

just purchased a house that had been renovated cheaply it seems. Plastic pipe elbow popped off resulting in a large leak (Note do not use cheap plastic pipe fittings. Branded prob ok) Anyway, dry up operation now. I have pulled up the vinyl floor As wet underneath. It is a suspended timber floor (there are air bricks so assume so) so hopefully the bulk of the water found it’s way to the ground underneath. House is 1950s. There is no pooling water or sponginess.

In the bathroom where the leak happened there is a screed so can’t  take that up easily and in the hallway there are old plasticy floor tiles, which could have asbestos. There is a large shower tray in there too which will be damp underneath. I don’t want to lift them so was just going to run a dehumidifier and hope what’s underneath drys out too. Any advice?

also should I hire a fancy dehumidifier or just buy a domestic one?

Shaemus356

Going forward you should consider installing a leak detection system.  One of the best in the market is Autostopcock, well worth checking it out.