Hi all,
We recently suffered a leak in the bathroom (from the bath) that had apparently been extensive (over a period of 10 years) to the point where damp marks appeared in the ceiling below, and the ceiling eventually had to be replastered by the insurance company. We had the insurance company fit a new bathroom, but then got ANOTHER leak, though this time from a toliet that wasn't fitted properly, and more severe. This had to be rectified several times, floorboards replaced, and downstairs ceiling replastered AGAIN.
We have now noticed cracks in the ceiling of the dining room (next to the room (kitchen) which suffered water damage to the ceiling) which goes straight through the centre, from one edge to the other. It has been there for a while (since around the first leak, I suppose), and the person who came to check the damage to the house initially said it was nothing to worry about, but the crack has gradually lengthened. The crack is not wide (less than 2/3mm), but it goes across the whole ceiling and down one of the internal walls linking to the kitchen, and is gradually getting longer (still only thin). There is a crack on the other side of the wall (in the kitchen) in the same area, but the cracks do not follow the same line (one touches the door frame, and one does not), so does not follow the line of the brickwork. We have also recently noticed discolouration on the far end of the ceiling in the dining room around the crack area, but the ceiling is dry to touch. There are also several cracks above the doors upstairs of the rooms directly above and adjacent to this room. The doors don't stick.
Could the water have spread and damaged other areas of the house/ceiling/flooring beyond the bathroom area and the area immediately below it, or is it something more sinister like subsidence (hairline cracks above door frames), or a further leak? We would like to know what course of action to take next. Any help would be great. Thanks!
We recently suffered a leak in the bathroom (from the bath) that had apparently been extensive (over a period of 10 years) to the point where damp marks appeared in the ceiling below, and the ceiling eventually had to be replastered by the insurance company. We had the insurance company fit a new bathroom, but then got ANOTHER leak, though this time from a toliet that wasn't fitted properly, and more severe. This had to be rectified several times, floorboards replaced, and downstairs ceiling replastered AGAIN.
We have now noticed cracks in the ceiling of the dining room (next to the room (kitchen) which suffered water damage to the ceiling) which goes straight through the centre, from one edge to the other. It has been there for a while (since around the first leak, I suppose), and the person who came to check the damage to the house initially said it was nothing to worry about, but the crack has gradually lengthened. The crack is not wide (less than 2/3mm), but it goes across the whole ceiling and down one of the internal walls linking to the kitchen, and is gradually getting longer (still only thin). There is a crack on the other side of the wall (in the kitchen) in the same area, but the cracks do not follow the same line (one touches the door frame, and one does not), so does not follow the line of the brickwork. We have also recently noticed discolouration on the far end of the ceiling in the dining room around the crack area, but the ceiling is dry to touch. There are also several cracks above the doors upstairs of the rooms directly above and adjacent to this room. The doors don't stick.
Could the water have spread and damaged other areas of the house/ceiling/flooring beyond the bathroom area and the area immediately below it, or is it something more sinister like subsidence (hairline cracks above door frames), or a further leak? We would like to know what course of action to take next. Any help would be great. Thanks!
