Water leak 3 months after lavatory reno

Train2bogle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 7:50 am
We lately had our lavatory renovated as a result of our earlier bathe was leaking.

Our expertise with the contractor was neither good nor dangerous. He went above and past in some elements, however the ultimate product of the tile/grout seemed somewhat amateurish. We believed the issues to be aesthetic and let it go.

Quick ahead about 3 months and we simply seen a leak coming via the ceiling beneath the bathe.

The contractor has agreed to come back out and look, however how ought to I deal with this and what could be an affordable expectation?

A full demo and redo would clearly value him in time/labor however I don’t see this being remedied with out it.

Thanks, as at all times, for the breadth of experience on this discussion board.

to op:
1
Is the contractor a good recognized licensed insured plumbing contractor?
2
Do you might have a contract with full particulars of the scope of the work that was achieved and ‘bidded on”, in addition to warranties, name backs, and so forth?
3
How in depth was the lavatory renovation?
Bathe rebuild all the way down to the studs and ground?
4
Do you might have footage of the work in progress from begin to end?
5
Did the “contractor” do the entire work, or had been components of it achieved by different trades professionals?
IE: plumbing, electrical, tile work, carpentry work, and so forth?
Or was the “contractor” a “one individual do every part jack of all trades” sort of individual?
6
While you first began the undertaking, did you get at the least 3 estimates from respected licensed plumbing contractors?
How did you select this individual?
7
Do you might have a constructing allow?
Was the work inspected by the plumbing inspector earlier than shut out?
8
The leak to downstairs, ruining the ceiling, isn’t acceptable in any respect, and mustn’t value you a dime to repair again to authentic nice situation.
Make that recognized that that’s how issues must be going ahead.
9
If the leak is from the bathe management fixture, it may be fastened. If the leak is contained in the bathe wall from a defective joint (poorly soldered if copper) or bathe head becoming inside, then the bathe must be opened up.
If the leak is from the bathe head union going into the wall, it may be fastened with out demo.
If the leak is from the drain pipe or defective meeting, and so forth, it may be fastened from beneath by opening up the ceiling.
If the leak is from defective bathe wall and tile set up, then it must be torn up and redone.

First, there have to be time spent to search out the precise explanation for the leak in a really particular means such that you would be able to take a mobile phone image of the leak and visualize it properly. “There it’s…that is the leak”. Don’t accept “in all probability” or “possibly” or “I feel”.

**The contractor is accountable to search out the leak and present it to you.

Trying ahead to your observe up after assembly with the contractor and discovering the leak and plan to repair it?

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