<![CDATA[Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet]]>Hi, my neighbour staying down-stair told me there is water leak, likely from my toilet. I believe this is not uncommon problem from old building.


Could anyone of you kindly advise me or share of the following :

a) I believe there would be a water test to investigate where is a leak ?

b) What is the typical solutions ? must change the whole flooring ?

c) More importantly, is the water test and the solutioning provided by the same contractor ? If so, would it provides a overkill solution ?

d) Do you have a contractor to recommend ?



Thank you very much. Any info you could provide soon (even is partial) will be appreciated.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/52323/advise-recommend-ceiling-leak-water-likely-from-toiletRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 05:08:31 GMTFri, 08 Mar 2013 02:11:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:54:28 GMT]]>Stretch ceilings have their advantages and disadvantages, of course. On the one hand, they are perfect for those who do not want to deal with levelling the ceiling, but on the other hand, incorrect installation can lead to \"wrinkles\" and a damaged appearance. So when you are developing the design of a room with a stretch ceiling, it is better to have contacts of reliable installers. For me personally, the repairs were done by SuperHause https://superhause.de/spanndecken/munchen/ and they also developed the interior design and carried out the work themselves.

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lumpy:
Hi,


Can you pls help!! I’m facing this water seepage problem. Do you have the contact of the contractor to share? Is it good? Thanks!!!
Do you know from where? Mine last time was from the shower area. The marble’s coating had disappeared so the water from us taking shower seeped through the wall. The solution was very simple. The contractor just reapplied the coating.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848922https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848922Mon, 21 May 2018 15:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 21 May 2018 03:50:35 GMT]]>

lumpy:
No. I stay in condo. Don’t know if it is necessary to hack floor.

parents encountered this too. they renovated the toilet.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848823https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848823Mon, 21 May 2018 03:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 21 May 2018 03:42:31 GMT]]>No. I stay in condo. Don’t know if it is necessary to hack floor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848821https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848821Mon, 21 May 2018 03:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 21 May 2018 03:42:28 GMT]]>No. I stay in condo. Don’t know if it is necessary to hack floor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848820https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848820Mon, 21 May 2018 03:42:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 21 May 2018 03:36:00 GMT]]>

lumpy:
Hi,


Can you pls help!! I’m facing this water seepage problem. Do you have the contact of the contractor to share? Is it good? Thanks!!!
are you staying in HDB?
I faced this problem twice and contacted HDB. they have own contractor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848818https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848818Mon, 21 May 2018 03:36:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 21 May 2018 02:14:08 GMT]]>Hi,


Can you pls help!! I’m facing this water seepage problem. Do you have the contact of the contractor to share? Is it good? Thanks!!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848792https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1848792Mon, 21 May 2018 02:14:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:12:31 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
pokoyoko:



Contractor explained that water will always travel from an area of high to low pressure. So it is difficult to trace the exact source of water. By detection may only be effective to solve where the water exits but where it comes from. Even if you reseal or redo the entire area, there is some weak point where the water can enter again... :imdrowning:

What kind of rectification work was done? Some resin injection?

Resin injection was what some contractors recommend as the quick fix (don't need to pull out tiles and all)... but it seemed too good to be true. Hubby said better to do it once and well than do it again. Just bad luck I guess 🤷

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842988https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842988Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:12:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:19:29 GMT]]>

pokoyoko:


Contractor explained that water will always travel from an area of high to low pressure. So it is difficult to trace the exact source of water. By detection may only be effective to solve where the water exits but where it comes from. Even if you reseal or redo the entire area, there is some weak point where the water can enter again... :imdrowning:
What kind of rectification work was done? Some resin injection?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842984https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842984Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:19:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 07:22:09 GMT]]>

pokoyoko:


Contractor explained that water will always travel from an area of high to low pressure. So it is difficult to trace the exact source of water. By detection may only be effective to solve where the water exits but where it comes from. Even if you reseal or redo the entire area, there is some weak point where the water can enter again... :imdrowning:
Oic.

Does the toilet has a bath tub?

In our previous apartment, we experienced a water leakage in our own apartment: the wall between the living hall and the master bedroom toilet shown paint peeling and dampness. The contractor diagnosed built inside the wall air con pipe degeneration n put up a new outlet pipe (we chose exposed, so no hacking). However the issue persisted.

After measuring the distance and height of the water seepage in the living hall and compared to the master bedroom toilet, I suspected the water could be from the bathtub. We then took out the movable tile at the side of the bath tub to take a look inside. True enough the bottom of the bath tub was wet. We put newspapers inside to dry the bottom, left the tile aside to air the bottom and reseal the edges of the bath tub.

The water seepage stopped. We then patched up the wall with putty and repainted the wall.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842955https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842955Sat, 14 Apr 2018 07:22:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 06:14:36 GMT]]>I’ve had to pay twice for leakage in the toilet…for common and master bedroom. for my common toilet, it leaked downstairs…so had to put up with the hacking and everything (pay 25%). same for master bedroom toilet, upstairs toilet flooring leaked downwards, ruining my new toilet bowl. this is the problem with old flats.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842939https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842939Sat, 14 Apr 2018 06:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 05:38:30 GMT]]>

Jennifer:
pokoyoko:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
Any warranty period provided by the contractor who fixed the toilet flooring?

Yes but it's not guaranteed that redoing will solve the problem... Luckily I know my neighbour and they are quite friendly? I heard of horror stories where parties are unwilling to cooperate and they ding dong back and forth playing the blame game...

How does the contractor determine the source location of the leak before the first job?
With detection gadgets or merely assume water membrane ageing?[/quote]Contractor explained that water will always travel from an area of high to low pressure. So it is difficult to trace the exact source of water. By detection may only be effective to solve where the water exits but where it comes from. Even if you reseal or redo the entire area, there is some weak point where the water can enter again... :imdrowning:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842935https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842935Sat, 14 Apr 2018 05:38:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 02:43:44 GMT]]>Thot there is a rule that contractors hv to ensure waterproofing is done with compulsory screeding, etc? No?


There shld be warranty period for rectification. If It's always good to consult HDB officers unless pte condo. HDB will ensure contractor had done proofing owise they've to redo flooring & replace yr tiling work. Once u spot the ceiling peeling, it's definitely a leak somewhere. Of course the question is to find the source. Get the HDB officers who will engage their expert to assess.

Even after warranty, HDB will get both parties to agree to sharing costs. A few hundred each to resolve, unless problem is absolute upper floor tiling issue. Typically, HDB will get both parties to split bill after subsidy applied.

MIL's place use to hv an old neighbor wash clothes by hand & always pour water on her floor to scrub. Then there was very bad spalling on MIL's ceiling. Fortunately we acted fast help MIL call HDB. So happen that her neighbor abv completed reno a year ago & warranty still valid. Contractor had to redo all her toilet flooring. It was a brand new masonry work with brand new tiles & proper screeding done that time. Was more than 10 years back & Aunty upstairs super nice cook stew chicken for MIL.

For pte property, warranty is with developer. Old condo hv to settle on own account le. But gotta cooperate with neighbor one floor up. It can be a neighborliness breaker. 😓

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pokoyoko:
Jennifer:

[quote=\"pokoyoko\"]My neighbour and I patched our toilet flooring just awhile ago... then it started leaking again. Contractors say it is a mystery when it comes to leaks........



Any warranty period provided by the contractor who fixed the toilet flooring?

Yes but it's not guaranteed that redoing will solve the problem... Luckily I know my neighbour and they are quite friendly? I heard of horror stories where parties are unwilling to cooperate and they ding dong back and forth playing the blame game...[/quote]How does the contractor determine the source location of the leak before the first job?
With detection gadgets or merely assume water membrane ageing?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842903https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842903Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:29:47 GMT]]>

Jennifer:
pokoyoko:

My neighbour and I patched our toilet flooring just awhile ago... then it started leaking again. Contractors say it is a mystery when it comes to leaks........



Any warranty period provided by the contractor who fixed the toilet flooring?

Yes but it's not guaranteed that redoing will solve the problem... Luckily I know my neighbour and they are quite friendly? I heard of horror stories where parties are unwilling to cooperate and they ding dong back and forth playing the blame game...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842902https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842902Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:29:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:20:23 GMT]]>

pokoyoko:
My neighbour and I patched our toilet flooring just awhile ago... then it started leaking again. Contractors say it is a mystery when it comes to leaks........


Any warranty period provided by the contractor who fixed the toilet flooring?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842901https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842901Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:20:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:06:38 GMT]]>My neighbour and I patched our toilet flooring just awhile ago… then it started leaking again. Contractors say it is a mystery when it comes to leaks…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842896https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842896Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:06:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:35:44 GMT]]>Hi, Did you manage to find the cause and solve it? Appreciate if you can share as it seems I have a similar case as yours.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842877https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1842877Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:35:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:09:28 GMT]]>Hi all. I'm new here. Basically i'm staying in a condo and i''ve been experiencing a ceiling leak around the pvc pipe from the upper floor. My false ceiling is already damaged as this is an ongoing issue since 2013. Right now, me and the upstairs neighbour are in discussion to bring in a contractor. However, we called a plumber first but the the plumber couldn't pin point the source of the leaks. Can anyone please advice ? The water seems to leak from the surrounding pvc pipe.

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MrsKiasu:
CuteCuteMommy:

[quote=\"MrsKiasu\"]You can try with the hdb. I kanna twice on the toilet leak..cost subsidized then balance split with downstairs neighbor. the last one think $200+.


May I ask to u need to wait till water start leaking ?
Or when u can see patches u can started reporting to hdb?
Thanks

Both times downstairs neighbor complained about the leakage :oops: Think no need to wait till water leaking..[/quote]
Thanks

so when u see the big patch of black n white as if paint falling off
U can call HDB?
how long does it take to do the work?
Cos definitely it will be a one day or half thingy right?
Can share more details ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1707352https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1707352Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:29:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advise / recommend : Ceiling leak water - likely from Toilet on Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:21:55 GMT]]>Yes Jen, my toilet was leaking and the neighbor downstairs notified hdb.

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CuteCuteMommy:
MrsKiasu:

You can try with the hdb. I kanna twice on the toilet leak..cost subsidized then balance split with downstairs neighbor. the last one think $200+.


May I ask to u need to wait till water start leaking ?
Or when u can see patches u can started reporting to hdb?
Thanks


I believe her case was her unit leaked to the downstairs neighbour.

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CuteCuteMommy:
MrsKiasu:

You can try with the hdb. I kanna twice on the toilet leak..cost subsidized then balance split with downstairs neighbor. the last one think $200+.


May I ask to u need to wait till water start leaking ?
Or when u can see patches u can started reporting to hdb?
Thanks

Both times downstairs neighbor complained about the leakage :oops: Think no need to wait till water leaking..

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MrsKiasu:
You can try with the hdb. I kanna twice on the toilet leak..cost subsidized then balance split with downstairs neighbor. the last one think $200+.

May I ask to u need to wait till water start leaking ?
Or when u can see patches u can started reporting to hdb?
Thanks

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