We had a massive leak in the kitchen yesterday with a leaking mains connection. Managed to rescue most of eth cupboards etc but the water went underneath the kitchen porcleain floor tiles and into the living room and hall destroying the wood floors.
We will have the insurance company out over the next few days but I am concerned that some water will remain sitting under the kitchen porcelain floor tiles and cause longer term problems. Woudl really appreciate some advice on this:-
1.) Will any residual water under the kitchen poercleain floor tiles (could be quite a lot in teh adhesive voids?) be absorned by the concrete base (its a 12 year old house built on a concrete pad).
2.) If the concrete base will absorb teh water where will it go - there is of course a DPM under the concrete base?
3.) If we dont lift and replace / refit the porclain floor tiles do we risk longer term problems such as damp or mold etc.
Will be a real pain to lift the tiles as in some areas they are under cupboards etc. Any advice is welcome - I want to be prepared for teh insurance company so they dont fob me off with a cheap botch job repair.
Equally I dont wont to push for an over the top repair which causes even more damage / disruption.
Thanks
Graham
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We will have the insurance company out over the next few days but I am concerned that some water will remain sitting under the kitchen porcelain floor tiles and cause longer term problems. Woudl really appreciate some advice on this:-
1.) Will any residual water under the kitchen poercleain floor tiles (could be quite a lot in teh adhesive voids?) be absorned by the concrete base (its a 12 year old house built on a concrete pad).
2.) If the concrete base will absorb teh water where will it go - there is of course a DPM under the concrete base?
3.) If we dont lift and replace / refit the porclain floor tiles do we risk longer term problems such as damp or mold etc.
Will be a real pain to lift the tiles as in some areas they are under cupboards etc. Any advice is welcome - I want to be prepared for teh insurance company so they dont fob me off with a cheap botch job repair.
Equally I dont wont to push for an over the top repair which causes even more damage / disruption.
Thanks
Graham
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