I m writing today to ask how much a tub leaking through a ceiling costs to fix.
Water leaking from upstairs bathroom to downstairs cost.
The water can run outside of the shower door area onto the floor of the bathroom and leak between the shower and the floor area.
If it happens that your shower or bathtub is located above your garage you can cut costs by having the plumber cut the ceiling under those pipes and replacing it with a removable door.
If you have a second story bathroom the problem could be in.
I never thought about what was under that upstairs bathroom though.
Most times shower valve leaks behind the wall are very slow.
Door frames often leak as well.
It s not gushing but enough to need fixing.
Usually there is ceiling space between the upstairs bathroom and the lower ceiling.
One of the tell tale signs of a water leak coming from a shower valve behind the wall are water stains.
When someone is showering you might see water dripping from the ceiling.
It only leaks when used.
My tub has started to leak down through my ceiling with water dripping into my living room of all places.
It s leaking enough on my downstairs ceiling to make a few inches of drywall fall off.
If you have an upstairs bathroom you may notice dried water stains on the ceiling below the shower.
Now i ve got a 2nd floor shower leak leaking downstairs onto tile kitchen.
How to fix a leak from the upstairs bathroom.
Leaks in the upstairs bathroom can be more troublesome than leaks downstairs because there s a possibility the leak will cause damage to the ceiling and.
A damp spot or worse a continuous drip from the ceiling overhead signals trouble.
The statute also holds the upstairs unit owner liable for the damage to the neighbor s condo downstairs.
This is a very common issue with tubs.
Cut a hole in the ceiling to enable you to undertake a visual inspection of the pipework to see if the pipes are leaking or to see if there is direct leaking from under the tiles.
Well that has all changed now.
To determine if its something else such as a leak in the drain or wall you can do a few things.
The same rules would hold true if the source of the leak is a unit owner s intentional conduct or the result of the unit owner s failure to follow the dictates of the condominium documents including its rules and regulations.
Has pipe with connecting joint i think.
But it also happens a lot with showers as well.
Shower pipes 10 years old.