2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[CatieB]

Now this may be an odd question without seeing it but I thought someone with experience may know what I mean.

 

Earlier this year we had to replace our bathroom as our old shower leaked within the wall and caused lots of damage. When the bathroom was ripped out the wall was really soaked through. It seemed to dry out and the new bathroom was fitted with a shower in the same place so there is still a mixer and pipes in the wall.

 

Recently we noticed a damp smell in the airing cupboard which is behind (or the otherside of) the wall in question and you can see the shower pipes going into the wall. We then noticed a damp patch a few inches underneath where the pipes go in. It appeared very wet but by popping the blistering paint over where it was it has dried out alot as the warm air from the airing cupboard has got to it.

 

Plummer is very sure that it must be because the wall was so wet and has now been all sealed up on the bathroom side by the new plaster, tile adhesive and tiles on top so that the damp is coming out the other side. Could this be right. It still does not appear to be dry a month or so on (although it is not so bad). My fear is the new mixer has a small leak -it did have when they first put it in.

 

Now I have noticed that on the same wall in the bathroom a foot away from the edge of the tiles my paint has started to bubble (like more damp) this would be a couple of feet across from the actual mixer.

 

All seems very odd and I don't want to call the plummer again when I am barking up the wrong tree. Could it really be residual water left in the wall as we possibly didn't get dry. We don't live in an old house and no other damp in the house.

 

Thanks for reading such a boring issue I hope someone is an expert!!!!

[Angie]

I had a massive leak when i had a bathroom suite replaced. It took weeks to dry.

But apart from a little damp smell for a week or two that was all, I think you have a Leak.

The plumber needs to check it out.......If you are on a water meter you could do this yourself.

Befor going out for a hour or two make sure all taps are turned off..make a note of your water

meter reading and compare when you get home, even a slow drip will move the dial

if your are out for a couple of hours,

Not sure how to check if your not......sorry if this is of no help. You need to call the plumber back.

[The Dogmother]

I would get it checked too; if there is a leak, then it needs sorting ASAP.

[Redwing]

I would get it checked for a leak just in case

 

In saying that we bought a house that was boarded up because it had just had a major fire, the fire brigade had pumped the house full of water and it took a full two years to dry out completely!

 

If its damp from the previous leak then a dehumidifier will help things dry out quicker

 

Another explaination is that steam from the bathroom is ending up in the airing cupboard somehow and this will condense on the pipes making it look like there is a leak