Water Water Everywhere Part 2

Referring back to my previous post http://mckg.blogspot.com/2007/02/water-water-everywhere.html which concerned the mysterious black stain on my downstairs neighbours bathroom wall, my dad got into their house and had a look at it yesterday. My dad isn't a plumber but is handy round the house (my mum tells me I should find a man like that but I digress).

My dad does know quite a bit about these things but can't work out where the stain is coming from. Strangely it doesn't seem to be coming from under my floor (not directly under it anyway) or from the outside wall. Taking either her ceiling or my floor apart seems now to be the only option to find source of the problem. Of course my dad would rather do the former so it is up to me ask her today whether she would be willing to go ahead. We shall see.

The thought of having either her or my bathroom taken apart isn't a nice one but then I watched Grand Designs and realised how lucky I am that it is only the bathroom that might have to be messed with.

Water Water Everywhere

My downstairs neighbours are gutting their house. And when I say gutting I really mean gutting with such a passion and intensity that there is not a shred of humanity left in the house - well I'm sure it will look good when it is finished. They got someone in to give them a quote for redecorating the bathroom. Unfortunately he wouldn't give them a quote when he saw a rather nasty black stain coming down the wall from the direction of my bathroom. My neighbours I have to say were very nice about it but did indicate to me that this would need to be rectified forthwith before perhaps the black stain became a black trickle / stream / flood etc etc.

However - getting a plumber is not as easy as you might think. I called my usual trusted plumber. He would have done it but is off sick. I called another - He could do it in about 2 months time. My boss called his plumber. He couldn't do it until he had finished a job he is doing for our company - about 6 months away. Oh dear. Mental images of water water everywhere rising in the house like a rising panic. So the upshot is that my dad (who is nowhere near a plumber or any kind of tradesman - but is kind of handy about the house) will have a look instead.

Wish me luck.