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cammy0102
Hi guys,
another update. My builder's guys came back on Saturday and they removed more tiles from the floor (floor seems to be damp everywhere), removed the toilet, removed a tile from the side of the bath.
They then had a look under the bath and put the toilet back on and left but said they'll come back in a few days to see if it would dry out.
Here are some pictures I took
Damp bathroom - Album on Imgur
The floor there seems to be even more damp under the bath than under the tiles of the floor (outside the bath). This could have been partly due to all the water that was coming in to the building from the waste pipes outside which are directly outside the bathroom (previously all the water from the waste pipes were going on to the patio and probably back in to the building but this has been fixed with a new patio and a new gully to collect water) but I reckon there's still a leak in the pipes in the bathroom.
One thing I forgot to mention before, is my brand new combi boiler installed by these guys end of last year, has been continually losing pressure in the last couple of months (since I started turning heating on again). I have to keep topping it up every 5,6 days. For example last week I put the pressure up to 1.5 but then it went down to less than 1 in 5 days. Can anything other thing a leak cause the boiler to lose that much pressure?
I could also see that the pipes had green/blue stuff on them. Does this mean there's definitely a leak or could they be oxidizing because of lot of moisture in the air under the bath?
When I saw this on Saturday I was very worried, thinking the brand new copper pipes are starting corrode everywhere. I don't know if the plumber covered the copper pipes in the walls and floor with material before adding plaster. If they are not covered, could the copper pipes in other parts of the house (say the living room) corrode/leak in a few years time? Or will they still last decades?
I really don't know what to do. I emailed my builder and told him I'm really worried/stressed. He said he'll sort it out.
I even thought of getting an independent surveyor to come have a look but I am not sure they are going to help me resolve this. They might not tell me more than what I already know.
I spoke to a 2nd builder whom I trust and he reckons I should just let my build resolve this.
What do you guys think?
another update. My builder's guys came back on Saturday and they removed more tiles from the floor (floor seems to be damp everywhere), removed the toilet, removed a tile from the side of the bath.
They then had a look under the bath and put the toilet back on and left but said they'll come back in a few days to see if it would dry out.
Here are some pictures I took
Damp bathroom - Album on Imgur
The floor there seems to be even more damp under the bath than under the tiles of the floor (outside the bath). This could have been partly due to all the water that was coming in to the building from the waste pipes outside which are directly outside the bathroom (previously all the water from the waste pipes were going on to the patio and probably back in to the building but this has been fixed with a new patio and a new gully to collect water) but I reckon there's still a leak in the pipes in the bathroom.
One thing I forgot to mention before, is my brand new combi boiler installed by these guys end of last year, has been continually losing pressure in the last couple of months (since I started turning heating on again). I have to keep topping it up every 5,6 days. For example last week I put the pressure up to 1.5 but then it went down to less than 1 in 5 days. Can anything other thing a leak cause the boiler to lose that much pressure?
I could also see that the pipes had green/blue stuff on them. Does this mean there's definitely a leak or could they be oxidizing because of lot of moisture in the air under the bath?
When I saw this on Saturday I was very worried, thinking the brand new copper pipes are starting corrode everywhere. I don't know if the plumber covered the copper pipes in the walls and floor with material before adding plaster. If they are not covered, could the copper pipes in other parts of the house (say the living room) corrode/leak in a few years time? Or will they still last decades?
I really don't know what to do. I emailed my builder and told him I'm really worried/stressed. He said he'll sort it out.
I even thought of getting an independent surveyor to come have a look but I am not sure they are going to help me resolve this. They might not tell me more than what I already know.
I spoke to a 2nd builder whom I trust and he reckons I should just let my build resolve this.
What do you guys think?
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