Monday 19 April 2010

A seeping problem



I have what is technically called an ensuite bathroom that I've been using as a shoe storage facility. The water pressure was so dire it was pointless using the shower, but I could stack six boxes up to the roof. In December we got a new boiler installed and at the time the plumber had tested the shower pressure in the ensuite.

Two days ago I noticed that one of the plastic shoe boxes was half full of gungy coloured water. The shower head had been dribbling for the last four months. I pulled out all the boxes, the one pictured below was the worst of them: 18 pairs of shoes were water damaged, 10 were so far gone that they were unsalvageable. My £300 pair of suede Christian Louboutins - which are so uncomforable I've worn them three times - were mouldy. Of all my shoes, these are the one pair I wanted to save (£100 per wear is ridiculous, regardless of comfort).

Unfortunately, moving the boxes meant that the water was able to seep into a broken wall tile and within hours the ceiling in the TV room AND the spare room had both developed ugly brown watermarks.

Rob has now blocked off the leaky shower attachment with a special plug. He's going to do an emergency paint job tomorrow night. We have 48 hours to get it looking reasonable as the bank valuer is coming over for another round - the last valuation was so ludicrous we decided not to pursue a mortgage with that particular bank... great timing, but these things never seem to happen at a good time. It really is never ending isn't it?


4 comments:

LIISA said...

STINK!

amyoliver said...

Oh no, I am so sorry to read about that!! What a nightmare. Will you claim on insurance? I can just imagine the conversation on the phone... :-(

kaybar007 said...

Thought about it but I think we have a £150 excess and I don't reckon they'd replace shoes at more than £20-£30 a pair, so not worth the hassle (or losing the no claims discount...) I'll chalk it up to life experience - ALWAYS CHECK WHAT THE PLUMBER HAS DONE :)

Five Towns Air Conditioning & Vent Cleaning said...

One important aspect of home renovation is that ...it should be done in time.More the neglect more the loss and damage.More the costs to make that all right.