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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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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