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Leak damages and solutions

  • 15-02-2010 1:09pm
    #1
    aurimas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Hi everyone!
    Quick story, corner apartment, top floor, due to bad workmaship or design of the roof (doesnt matter now) there was a bad leak in the corner of the room...obviously paint has been pealed off, mould shows up actually all sorts of things related to water damage....because nobody is going to fix the real problem it has to be done somehow different way.... generally in this case you would scrape off whats flaking etc, could use vinegar to kill mould, then buy ''damp stain block'' paint it over and forget about it for a month if so...
    anybody has experience using different materials or methods? all posts are more than welcome


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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    A lot the stain block paints aren't great. I've always found Polybond (PVA glue) then grey oil based paint, then a few coats of the final paint work good...

    If its still leaking not much is really going to solve the problem... You'd be luck for any patch over solution to work for more than a couple of weeks.


  • #3
    aurimas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭aurimas


    DublinDilbert wrote: »
    A lot the stain block paints aren't great. I've always found Polybond (PVA glue) then grey oil based paint paint, the a few coats of the final paint work good...

    If its still leaking not much is really going to solve the problem... You'd be luck for any patch over solution to work for more than a couple of weeks.

    Why grey paint, light paint maybe even better if the final coat supposed to be light colored? could be any oil based paint or even undercoat for example?


  • #4
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    aurimas wrote: »
    Why grey paint, light paint maybe even better if the final coat supposed to be light colored? could be any oil based paint or even undercoat for example?

    In the situation your in if you just want to cover it up for a few days/weeks, you could throw on any paint and see how it works out...

    gray is normally quite good at covering stains.... yea some white undercoat would cover it to some extent...


  • #5
    aurimas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭aurimas


    I can't try and see how it works, somebody will be paying for this...thats why I was wondering how many different ways it can be done...your option its much cheaper, usually they charging fortune for damp stain block and similar stuff


  • #6
    mossie110
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    firstly has the leak been fixed :confused:


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  • #7
    aurimas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭aurimas


    nobody is going to fix that leak - too expensive, apt for rent, nobody cares is it leaking or is it not, it just has to be occupied and earn money


  • #8
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    ahhh so it just has to be fixed while people are viewing it... :eek:


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