Soldato
Completely my fault
I changed the taps in the bathroom washbasin which is situated above the living room. I borrowed tap spanners from the father in law to tighten them to the supply pipes, but, unbeknown to me, I evidently didn't tighten one of them enough, because a month later (today) a stain has appeared on the living room ceiling, it's about the size of a saucer but slowly getting bigger. It's the cold tap which I didn't tighten enough, the pipe is wet to the touch and I tied a cloth around it which has now soaked through.
To try and limited the damage I've placed an old towel under the sink until Saturday when I can get the tap spanner again. I also drilled small hole in the stain in the living room ceiling in case water is pooling on the plasterboard. A slow drip came through which is reducing in frequency, so hopefully there's not much water up there.
The ceiling finish appears to be stippled artex, admittedly not everyone's cup of tea, but all the ceilings were freshly painted before we moved in and I'm annoyed at myself for not periodically checking the pipes for leaks after changing the taps. Once everything has dried out, do you think I'll be able to simply polyfiller the small hole I made and repaint the ceiling? Or will there be more complex repairs involved? Thanks.
I changed the taps in the bathroom washbasin which is situated above the living room. I borrowed tap spanners from the father in law to tighten them to the supply pipes, but, unbeknown to me, I evidently didn't tighten one of them enough, because a month later (today) a stain has appeared on the living room ceiling, it's about the size of a saucer but slowly getting bigger. It's the cold tap which I didn't tighten enough, the pipe is wet to the touch and I tied a cloth around it which has now soaked through.
To try and limited the damage I've placed an old towel under the sink until Saturday when I can get the tap spanner again. I also drilled small hole in the stain in the living room ceiling in case water is pooling on the plasterboard. A slow drip came through which is reducing in frequency, so hopefully there's not much water up there.
The ceiling finish appears to be stippled artex, admittedly not everyone's cup of tea, but all the ceilings were freshly painted before we moved in and I'm annoyed at myself for not periodically checking the pipes for leaks after changing the taps. Once everything has dried out, do you think I'll be able to simply polyfiller the small hole I made and repaint the ceiling? Or will there be more complex repairs involved? Thanks.