Hi all,
In a bit of a predicament here.
So i started renting a house from a friend of mine back in September.
It was noted that the ceiling would leak intermittently (mainly in the master bedroom upstairs) and that my friend would paint over it as a solution.
My friend also says that this is due to the 'non-flushing' of the toilets, and thus one of the conditions of me living there waa to regularly flush the toilets. I didnt think too much of this and accepted.
Since then the ceiling has leaked thrice.
First time it was raining heavily, and I was also flushing the toilets regularly (but not the upstairs ones as they are broken/locked). I concluded it was from the heavy rain.
Second time it leaked, it was dark and dirty, in the same spot, the mast bedroom, but this time it wasnt raining. The only thing I could thinl of was that I had turned the CH off for a period and recently turned it on, so may be due to some condensation.
The third time was in the last week. I went home to my mums for xmas and told my friens Ill be back a few days after xmas. I fell sick during that time and therefore could not make it back. I have just been called and notified that there has been significant leaking and damage to the ceiling.
I have a feeling that some blame will be pinned on me that I didnt return to the house on the agreed date and did not flusbthe toilet which caused this.
My question is: Is it possible for the non flushing of toilets to cause the ceilings to leak? My friend reasons that due to the non use of the toilets, damage builds up.
I have tried researching on google and cant find anything of the kind. They just say leaky pipes/ leaky roof/ condensation.
Help me out here!
Thanks
In a bit of a predicament here.
So i started renting a house from a friend of mine back in September.
It was noted that the ceiling would leak intermittently (mainly in the master bedroom upstairs) and that my friend would paint over it as a solution.
My friend also says that this is due to the 'non-flushing' of the toilets, and thus one of the conditions of me living there waa to regularly flush the toilets. I didnt think too much of this and accepted.
Since then the ceiling has leaked thrice.
First time it was raining heavily, and I was also flushing the toilets regularly (but not the upstairs ones as they are broken/locked). I concluded it was from the heavy rain.
Second time it leaked, it was dark and dirty, in the same spot, the mast bedroom, but this time it wasnt raining. The only thing I could thinl of was that I had turned the CH off for a period and recently turned it on, so may be due to some condensation.
The third time was in the last week. I went home to my mums for xmas and told my friens Ill be back a few days after xmas. I fell sick during that time and therefore could not make it back. I have just been called and notified that there has been significant leaking and damage to the ceiling.
I have a feeling that some blame will be pinned on me that I didnt return to the house on the agreed date and did not flusbthe toilet which caused this.
My question is: Is it possible for the non flushing of toilets to cause the ceilings to leak? My friend reasons that due to the non use of the toilets, damage builds up.
I have tried researching on google and cant find anything of the kind. They just say leaky pipes/ leaky roof/ condensation.
Help me out here!
Thanks