Following on from Aug 2015 Damp patch-on-interior-wall-and-ceiling post HERE
and Feb 2016 Public-liability-claim-forms post HERE
To do with water leak from flat C above me [due to tenant not reporting to landlord that her toilet waterflow pipe was leaking] which for however many months i don't know, was soaking part of hallway/bedroom walls and hallway ceiling in my flat.
The overflow pipe is situated outside [below her toilet window] on wall of the patio and though the pipe shouldn't have been there to start with [when the property was converted in late 1970's - badly positioned same as flat B toilet overflow pipe that is above flat A's back garden door on the outside]
The tenant would have known the pipe was leaking as its at side of the patio door and I used to hear her use the door quite often, etc.
Anyway, since then and me having gotten some money from the landlord camden council to redecorate the areas in my flat that where water damaged, I think the only other water leak problem inside my flat was my toilet leaking where the flush pipe goes into the actual toilet bowl - and flat C above bath overflowing and dripping water into my living room ceiling near to light which triggered the circuit breaker and half the electric's in my flat went off and I had to call out council electrician - this was around 1/2am. I thought the circuit breaker worked well, though it was a slight inconvenience
Back to the toilet leak: I reported it and plumber came up and fixed it I thought.
However a few months ago the toilet pipe starts leaking again and because of everything that has happened with the landlord and the tenants, I couldn't bring myself to report it to the landlord as I didnt want any of them in here again, ever, unless I really had to let them in.
A bowl sort of thing is at pipe to caught the water. Its a nuisance yes but it has to stay that way.
Then a few days ago when it was raining heavily I noticed 2/3 water leaks coming through the ceiling of hallway where the leak from 2015 had been, down the walls, near the in-cased electric cable for shower. already some yellow discolouring on ceiling.
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Today it happened again. I can't call upon the 'specialists' plumbers from the landlord as I feel physically/emotional sick just thinking about them let alone having them in here again. I have though tweeted @camdencouncil on twitter, who usually just ignores me - i thinks its an automated bot account anyway which is monitored and an actual person replies to on occasions.
I filmed the leaks
1 of 3 Water leak from toilet flush pipe - again. Camden Council tenant HERE
2 of 3 Water leak coming through hallway ceiling HERE
3 of 3 its Sunday, 6 Nov 2022 and leak from hallway ceiling again HERE
Tues 14 Aug 2023
I noticed that there is more [water] discolouration on the walls of area and that when there is a long period of heavy rainfall that the external wall becomes soaked through with water - that is still coming through to my flat.
I'm not aware of the landlord having done any water/damp proofing of any external walls/area's or the internal of my flat.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+waterproof+brick+walls
