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damp kitchen ceiling

  • 22-06-2014 4:27pm
    #1
    fisher8181
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭


    I had a leak in my upstairs en suite toilet that was ongoing for 24 hours as there was nobody at home.

    Water dripped down through the ceiling and out of the lights downstairs and the kitchen was like a small swimming pool!

    It has been drying out over the last week just by leaving the doors open and the good weather.

    Would it be safe to turn back on the electricity for the lights now?

    Also the kitchen ceiling, although dry looks very bad, it had little pockets of water in the paintwork.
    Would you just paint it over or is there anything else that needs to be done?
    I have a little 20 month old and I am afraid that if the ceiling is not sorted it may cause dampness and mold around the kitchen area.

    Any advice would be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    Carpenter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Carpenter


    Have you house insurance if so call them ASAP


  • #3
    fisher8181
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭fisher8181


    Carpenter wrote: »
    Have you house insurance if so call them ASAP

    Its rented accommodation.

    more worried about how to prevent the mould


  • #4
    ComputerKing
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 770 ✭✭✭ComputerKing


    fisher8181 wrote: »
    Its rented accommodation.

    more worried about how to prevent the mould

    You need to call your landlord asap they need to deal with this.


  • #5
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    fisher8181 wrote: »
    Its rented accommodation.

    more worried about how to prevent the mould

    You need to get your landlord to get an industrial de humidifier to dry out the kitchen.

    And an electrician in to check before you turn on the electricity.


  • #6
    fisher8181
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭fisher8181


    ComputerKing wrote: »
    You need to call your landlord asap they need to deal with this.

    he knows about it but just wants to paint it


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  • #7
    Carpenter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭Carpenter


    fisher8181 wrote: »
    he knows about it but just wants to paint it
    If all he does is paint it he is a silly man it should be looked @ by professional people as said above.
    There is a chance with the amount of water that was up there that the nails/screws have now popped .


  • #8
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,279 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    The skirting needs to come off. The kitchen pressess need to come out. Even the door frame may need to be replaced.

    You only seen to be worried about mould on the ceiling. There could be mould growing in the plasterboard.

    TThe insurance company will pay for all of this.


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