I live in a top floor maisonette. My downstairs neighbour is renting and says for a while now they thought there was a leak in their bathroom as the wall around a large pipe (It may be the waste pipe???) was wet and there's some paint damage there.
Her landlord now suspects it to be me.
The water seems to be coming form where the big pipe from the toilet goes into the BIG metal pipe that goes from TOP to Bottom. I may be wrong but that's just where the tissue soaked up the water. I've marked this in RED on one of the pictures I've uploaded
A few questions:
1) Am I correct to be referring to this as a waste pipe? (asking for when I call a plumber up)
2) How could this be fixed by a plumber - especially considering the whole pipe is blocked in except for one area
3) Is it a big job?
4) Would I be expected to pay for their property to be repaired?
5) Is this the sort of job an insurance claim would be good for?
Thanks everyone
Her landlord now suspects it to be me.
- I initially thought that was wrong as there's no damage on my wall and no leak I can see.
- However, I've just been to the downstairs toilet (where the pipe is that runs from my house into her house and out to the street).
- Basically, next to the toilet is a big enclosed pipe. There is a small wooden door thing you can open to get access to the tap that turns off the water.
- I felt around there and there was some moisture but nothing major. However, I then placed a bit of tissue in there, and it immediately got soaked in water.
The water seems to be coming form where the big pipe from the toilet goes into the BIG metal pipe that goes from TOP to Bottom. I may be wrong but that's just where the tissue soaked up the water. I've marked this in RED on one of the pictures I've uploaded
A few questions:
1) Am I correct to be referring to this as a waste pipe? (asking for when I call a plumber up)
2) How could this be fixed by a plumber - especially considering the whole pipe is blocked in except for one area
3) Is it a big job?
4) Would I be expected to pay for their property to be repaired?
5) Is this the sort of job an insurance claim would be good for?
Thanks everyone