Plumber needed urgently

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on January 24, 2015 at 22:42

Dept of b***** obvious, you've turned off every stopcock and tap you know about?  

Sorry I know of no emergency plumber but the above is a start.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on January 25, 2015 at 9:23

No Gordon, it's not the water supply so stopcock not involved. 

It's a build up of leaked water below my bath that is now threatening to collapse into my neighbours bathroom. Must have been leaking whenever I took a shower for some time but I didn't realise till yesterday when suddenly she had a very pregnant looking ceiling. I can use other taps etc but not shower at the moment. 

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on January 24, 2015 at 22:46

Try Pete the Leak - use the tag added under your post.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on January 30, 2015 at 9:12

Pete the Leak came to our rescue, he's great. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 25, 2015 at 7:48

Ruth, if the problem is constant it may be a problem with the water supply to the shower. Turning off the water supply and waiting to see what happens should rule this in/out. If it only happens after the shower is used it could be that the seal around the shower tray or bath is compromised in some way or the waste is leaking. It'll be worth checking if the joists under the shower have been compromised by the water too.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on January 25, 2015 at 9:20

Thanks Michael. This has just happened but I reckon water has been gathering for a while. There must have been a build up of water for my neighbour to have this very sagging and leaking ceiling- need to deal with that before it collapses. Probably it will become clear once I  get someone to come and sort out what is the problem 

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