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Does anyone know how bad it is to soak plaster a couple of times?
Sort of. Our boiler leaked and ultimately the closest bit of the ceiling plasterboard bowed and became unsafe. If the leak got caught quickly it might be fine, but you probably won't know until it drys out properly.
If that section is still perfectly flat once dried you should be OK.
Are they paying or is it insurance? Because if it's their cash you can position it as; "I'm happy to wait to see if it's OK, but are you cool to cover it if later issues transpire"? Whereas if its insurance just get it redone now to be on the safe side.
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Does it have secondary glazing outside?
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Secondary glazing on the outside is going to have to be the way with that one unfortunately, trying to seal every piece is an endless task.
Plaster can take a bit, because it doesn't have any paint on it yet is likely the best as can dry straight out again without retaining or blistering up.
Trying to get neighbours to realise the best method sometimes not the easiest, but when they do play ball its all fine. Boiler shouldn't be really leaking at all, unless theres something mega wrong with it. If they become difficult to deal with you can always call gas safe and report an issue to them. I once screwed through an unused gas line late at night and needed some help, they sent someone out in under an hour, obviously gas vs water leak, but if thats the state of it, then who's to say the gas side is up to spec.
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fuck me you and your building doesnt have much luck does it!
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Neighbour has an old boiler above my bathroom which leaked onto my fresh plaster before Christmas. He got it sorted PDQ and offered to pay for repairs (didn’t take him up on it) which was great.
Happened again.
Does anyone know how bad it is to soak plaster a couple of times? Should I take him up on his offer and get it replaster? From speaking to his tenants, it’s a really old boiler that it would have been cheaper to replace than overhaul a few years ago according to the plumber who worked on it.
Also hating my stained glass window which gets a ridiculous amount of weather and is having water come in and soak the window sill and soak the underneath of the window
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