I had a leak from my bathroom. I think this was caused only by sealant coming away from around the bath (which has a heavily used overhead shower).
There was originally a big damp patch in the room downstairs, which has now largely dried to a large area of discoloured paint. This happened quickly after I resealed the bath. However, at the bottom of this area the wall still looks and feels damp to the touch but only in patches in a tide mark kind of way.
My question is (and I know you are not clairvoyants) whether it is possible I have not fixed this leak properly. Resealing caused an immediate improvement but can it really take 3/4 months for a brick/plastered internal wall to dry out?
There was originally a big damp patch in the room downstairs, which has now largely dried to a large area of discoloured paint. This happened quickly after I resealed the bath. However, at the bottom of this area the wall still looks and feels damp to the touch but only in patches in a tide mark kind of way.
My question is (and I know you are not clairvoyants) whether it is possible I have not fixed this leak properly. Resealing caused an immediate improvement but can it really take 3/4 months for a brick/plastered internal wall to dry out?
