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The leak is fixed. Hurrah! It turned out that it was coming from inside one of the flats upstairs and once it was pointed out to the owners they sorted it out immediately. I guess it was under their bath or somewhere they couldn't see it. My bedroom wall dried out quickly leaving behind it lots of lovely mould which I cleaned off with bleach while I was on strike last Wednesday. It now looks almost presentable again. The property management company called earlier this week to say that insurance claims will be dealt with by the owner of the Freehold. A loss adjuster is coming to look at the damage next week. Sorting out the paintwork shouldn't be a problem. It will just need painting with a special type of sealant before repainting. The main problem is that the skirting board has bowed in the far corner of the room. With any luck the insurance will cover fixing that and compensate me for the time I've had to take off work waiting for plumbers etc. The yucky damp, mouldly smell is gradually going away. Every so often I wear an item of clothing for the first time in ages and it still smells horrid but the general smell is nowhere near as bad as it was in the actual flat.
A nasty side effect of the leak is that it has caused damage to the communal TV ariel and Sky dish. I knew my TV reception had gone wrong around the time that water started leaking through but thought it might be to do with changes being made ready for the switch over. Today I recieved a letter from the building managers saying that all the wiring for the ariel and Sky needs to be replaced. That sounds like a big job which could take a while. I'd be really fed up if I was Sky subscriber and hadn't been able to benefit from that for weeks.
The whole incident has made me feel horribly grown up. I'm almost 31 years old but live a life largely free of responsibility outside work. Let's hope there are no more domestic crisies on the horizon.
A nasty side effect of the leak is that it has caused damage to the communal TV ariel and Sky dish. I knew my TV reception had gone wrong around the time that water started leaking through but thought it might be to do with changes being made ready for the switch over. Today I recieved a letter from the building managers saying that all the wiring for the ariel and Sky needs to be replaced. That sounds like a big job which could take a while. I'd be really fed up if I was Sky subscriber and hadn't been able to benefit from that for weeks.
The whole incident has made me feel horribly grown up. I'm almost 31 years old but live a life largely free of responsibility outside work. Let's hope there are no more domestic crisies on the horizon.
