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[Closed] Help! Water ingress?

Cougar · 2012-11-15T19:09:38Z

Spotted earlier that the carpet was wet. Long story short, I've lifted the carpet and the floorboards are wet through. Maybe an area two foot by three. I've pulled a board up and the joist underneath is also sodden, back as far as I can reach under the wall. Only thing I can think which might be related, it's right next to the corner of the chimney breast and I had a bloke fit a new TV aerial a few days back. Maybe he's dislodged something and it's raining in? The space under the boards seems to be perfectly dry. 1890s terraced house, the neighbours are out so I can't ask if they've had any problems. It doesn't appear to be getting worse so I don't think it's a burst pipe, though the back boiler is behind the fireplace so I can't rule it out. Anyone got any bright ideas as to what this can be? Also, who the hell do I ring to get it sorted? Plumber / builder / roofer / something else? Is the wood likely to survive, or has a big job just broke out? Fantastic timing, coming up to Christmas and my OH is home after an operation. FML.

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wwaswas

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martinhuch has a point. If you could spend more and gain an improvement might be worth considering? How much life has the boiler got left in it?

Posted : 23/11/2012 5:06 pm

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