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Thanks for the advice. Regards the actual plaster, its only a small area, therefore dont want to buy loads. Can you get small kits for small jobs??

John, thanks for that. I am going to leave it for a week or so, just to make sure the leak had defo gone and for the lagging to dry out, hopefully. Regarding the silicone, do you have any in mind or would any bathroom sealant work??

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Basically, a downpipe from the bathroom comes down into the kitchen. Its in the corner of the room which is boxed in with plasterboard. Has wooden battons to which I would assume the plasterboard has been screwed onto. Hope this makes more sense. Your answer seemed fine, never knew there was...

Apologies if this has already been covered. I have just fixed a leak that has soaked through some plaster. The hole in the plaster is only about 1 ft x 1ft. The pipe was boxed in, its this boxed in area that I need to repair, there is therefore no bricks, just a hole with wood either side. So...

The pipe has got some rubber at the joint to the big pipe. Would you recommend doing anything to the joint, to make sure it does not happen again??

Thanks for the reply, if it does dry out on its own accord that will save me time, money and more mess! Well the pipe is a big black one, approximate 7" wide, has lagging around it, cant see any other pipes. The house is 6 year old so I just assumed it was a standard thing?? What i can't...

Help please! I noticed a damp patch in my kitchen where my downpipe from the upstairs toilet is boxed in. Appeared the leak was coming from above. Now ripped off loads of tiles in toilet and can see that the leak is from a pipe that comes from the shower and where it joins the big downpipe...