My hall ceiling is becoming stained, suggesting a leaking pipe from the bathroom above. It is not a regular leak, but the staining has increased in line with the use of the wash basin above. I think that it coud well be a leaking waste pipe, not a water pipe.l
To access any of the hidden bathroom pipes from inside the bathroom be difficult because the bathroom floor consists of modern laminate flooring glued on to regular floorboards - not easy as the laminate runs in a different direction to the floorboards.
My question is this. Would it be easier to access the pipe(s) from below - i.e. by taking out a section of the hall ceiling? If so, would it be difficult to replace the section of ceiling taken out or would the whole ceiling need to be replaced.
Another possibility might be to find a sealing solution which I could pour down the pipe. Is this a runner?
Any advice would be welcome.
Sincerely,
Dorabella.
To access any of the hidden bathroom pipes from inside the bathroom be difficult because the bathroom floor consists of modern laminate flooring glued on to regular floorboards - not easy as the laminate runs in a different direction to the floorboards.
My question is this. Would it be easier to access the pipe(s) from below - i.e. by taking out a section of the hall ceiling? If so, would it be difficult to replace the section of ceiling taken out or would the whole ceiling need to be replaced.
Another possibility might be to find a sealing solution which I could pour down the pipe. Is this a runner?
Any advice would be welcome.
Sincerely,
Dorabella.