Hi Plumbersforums,
I’m not a plumber, but a tenant with a possible plumbing issue. I live in a 100+ year-old walkup, and my landlord renovates apartments without a permit. A few years ago, he installed a washer/dryer in the apartment above mine, in the closet above my closet. Two days ago, I heard running water behind the walls of my closet, and then water started dripping, in very small drips, through the ceiling. The tenant said she was running the washing machine and also taking a shower, but didn’t see any water on the floor. Now there are brown water stains on mine closet ceiling, some of which I know weren’t there before this incident. There is also a long crack down and across the wall in one area, and the closet smells musty like an old water-logged cellar. I’m wondering if there is water accumulating in the walls of my closet and if there is a risk of the damp ceiling giving way under the weight of the machines. My super caulked around the washing machine, and the landlord offered to paint my closet, but nothing more. I’m sorry for posting as an interloper, but I don’t know whom else to ask if I have a serious problem here.
Thanks,
Tamara
I’m not a plumber, but a tenant with a possible plumbing issue. I live in a 100+ year-old walkup, and my landlord renovates apartments without a permit. A few years ago, he installed a washer/dryer in the apartment above mine, in the closet above my closet. Two days ago, I heard running water behind the walls of my closet, and then water started dripping, in very small drips, through the ceiling. The tenant said she was running the washing machine and also taking a shower, but didn’t see any water on the floor. Now there are brown water stains on mine closet ceiling, some of which I know weren’t there before this incident. There is also a long crack down and across the wall in one area, and the closet smells musty like an old water-logged cellar. I’m wondering if there is water accumulating in the walls of my closet and if there is a risk of the damp ceiling giving way under the weight of the machines. My super caulked around the washing machine, and the landlord offered to paint my closet, but nothing more. I’m sorry for posting as an interloper, but I don’t know whom else to ask if I have a serious problem here.
Thanks,
Tamara