Ugh

inamra

We just got back home last night at 2:30am from being out of town for the past 2 days and the first thing I did when I got into the house was head for the bathroom (we drove for our trip and I had to go pee really badly). Then I step in and my feet are soaked--our bathroom was flooded! At first, I was thinking, "OH CRAP, what happened?!? Did our toilet pipe burst?" Then I looked up and saw our bathroom ceiling drooping from water damage. Everything was soaked in our bathroom--from our towels to my pads to the toilet paper. Needless to say, our fairly-new Tanita body fat scale was also busted.

Turned out new neighbors moved in upstairs and didn't get a chance to get shower curtains for their tub...made a leaky mess when they took a shower. Part of me can't believe it leaked through their floor through our ceiling though...how much water did they let get out of the tub?!?

mrsdarling

inamra:

Part of me can't believe it leaked through their floor through our ceiling though...how much water did they let get out of the tub?!?

Exactly!!  That sounds like WAY too much water to just be splash-over from the tub.  If that was the case, it seems like they'd be pretty much flooding their bathroom every time they showered -- unless there's a crack in their floor that allows the water to drain right down to your ceiling.

How long has it been since someone's lived there?  If it's been awhile, I wonder if one of the water or drain pipes cracked/burst when it started getting used again.  Do you have a landlord or maintenance contact you can call to check it out?

kaesha

OMG, that sucks! Hopefully someone (insurance, the tenants, the landlord) will pay for the damage done to your place!

SanHawaii08

omg, that's awful!!  i'm so sorry.  what a welcome home after being out of town.  i can't imagine how they're not flooding their bathroom too, if yours is so bad - unless one of their pipes burst?  hopefully you get someone to take care of it (and reimburse you) soon  

inamra

mrsdarling:

inamra:

Part of me can't believe it leaked through their floor through our ceiling though...how much water did they let get out of the tub?!?

Exactly!!  That sounds like WAY too much water to just be splash-over from the tub.  If that was the case, it seems like they'd be pretty much flooding their bathroom every time they showered -- unless there's a crack in their floor that allows the water to drain right down to your ceiling.

How long has it been since someone's lived there?  If it's been awhile, I wonder if one of the water or drain pipes cracked/burst when it started getting used again.  Do you have a landlord or maintenance contact you can call to check it out?

The last tenant moved out less than a month ago. Maintenance came and cut out the damage from the ceiling. I can see a crack between two flooring tiles, where the water must have came through. I guess that's what happened...I'm calling insurance now to see what they will pay for us...

jaysgirljulie

that sucks! Hope the rest of your week goes better!

mrspresley

seriously? that much water could not come from not using a shower curtain!!! hopefully your insurance covers it!!

chikarakobu

Oh that sucks!  Hope it's fixed up soon

Eclaire71

That's an awful lot of water, hope the maintenance guy identified the main issue and not a secondary problem.