Hello all,
The situation is that we have a 1st floor flat built c1980 using large pre-cast concrete sections as the floor/ceiling. These, I know have channels or voids in them.
Recently, a leak has caused more than a few litres of water to pass from our 1st floor flat to the property below, resulting in the water finding the best route out.
I'm pretty sure the leak has been found and repaired, however, 2 days later there is still water dripping through into the propety below and about 10ft away from the original leak source. This is at a lesser rate than when the leak was in full flow - which at that time the main water ingress was localised more underneath the leak, in the property below.
I'm guessing that the water has, over the course of the leak, formed a reservoir in the concrete section and hence the delayed release after the event with it eventually permeating through.
Would I be correct in thinking that the dripping below could go on for some days after the original leak was repaired?
The situation is that we have a 1st floor flat built c1980 using large pre-cast concrete sections as the floor/ceiling. These, I know have channels or voids in them.
Recently, a leak has caused more than a few litres of water to pass from our 1st floor flat to the property below, resulting in the water finding the best route out.
I'm pretty sure the leak has been found and repaired, however, 2 days later there is still water dripping through into the propety below and about 10ft away from the original leak source. This is at a lesser rate than when the leak was in full flow - which at that time the main water ingress was localised more underneath the leak, in the property below.
I'm guessing that the water has, over the course of the leak, formed a reservoir in the concrete section and hence the delayed release after the event with it eventually permeating through.
Would I be correct in thinking that the dripping below could go on for some days after the original leak was repaired?
