Drippity drops
January 1, 2018 5:43 PM Subscribe
I am not sure but I think my ceiling was leaking while I was gone over the holiday... however it isn’t dripping now and everything feels dry to the touch. Will I be ok to not get it assessed and just wait to see if anything drips again?
I came home to one spot of my IKEA table looking weird. It was dark, there looked like a pool of water was there, so I wiped it up in the dark. When I turned on the lights, because I felt something weird, the one spot in the table was wrinkled and blistered. I don’t think there was much there besides the wrinkles because the paper towel wasn’t that wet. I could only think it was water damage or me leaving a Clorox wipe on it for too long before I left. Here is a picture. https://imgur.com/a/85Kkh
I looked up to the ceiling and saw this stain (https://imgur.com/a/9d2ZG). It honestly might have been there before, I have never really looked too closely. So I can’t say... it’s also not that strong of a stain. I went up there to feel and it feels smooth and dry, one part is a little rough like sandpaper, but that could be normal. I felt a hump in a couple places, but they weren’t big humps and weren’t squishy. It’s dry as a bone. No signs of peeling or cracking. The whole of my ceiling has some waves in places, so still not sure if this is abnormal.
I live on the top floor of an apartment. Someone may have a lofted part of an apartment over my place on this floor, but I’m not sure. While gone, temps dipped into freezing and I was very paranoid about pipes bursting, but I came home to things looking fine, besides the warped table. The kitchen and bathroom sinks work fine. I left my heat on 66 F when I left. Touched the pipes and they feel fine.
If this is water damage, and everything feels fine, nothing is wet, and I keep an eye out for drips, do I need to be concerned? Was it a one off thing or are these things never one off? I don’t know whether I should get someone to look at it or purchase a moisture meter to assess first. Thanks for your help!
I came home to one spot of my IKEA table looking weird. It was dark, there looked like a pool of water was there, so I wiped it up in the dark. When I turned on the lights, because I felt something weird, the one spot in the table was wrinkled and blistered. I don’t think there was much there besides the wrinkles because the paper towel wasn’t that wet. I could only think it was water damage or me leaving a Clorox wipe on it for too long before I left. Here is a picture. https://imgur.com/a/85Kkh
I looked up to the ceiling and saw this stain (https://imgur.com/a/9d2ZG). It honestly might have been there before, I have never really looked too closely. So I can’t say... it’s also not that strong of a stain. I went up there to feel and it feels smooth and dry, one part is a little rough like sandpaper, but that could be normal. I felt a hump in a couple places, but they weren’t big humps and weren’t squishy. It’s dry as a bone. No signs of peeling or cracking. The whole of my ceiling has some waves in places, so still not sure if this is abnormal.
I live on the top floor of an apartment. Someone may have a lofted part of an apartment over my place on this floor, but I’m not sure. While gone, temps dipped into freezing and I was very paranoid about pipes bursting, but I came home to things looking fine, besides the warped table. The kitchen and bathroom sinks work fine. I left my heat on 66 F when I left. Touched the pipes and they feel fine.
If this is water damage, and everything feels fine, nothing is wet, and I keep an eye out for drips, do I need to be concerned? Was it a one off thing or are these things never one off? I don’t know whether I should get someone to look at it or purchase a moisture meter to assess first. Thanks for your help!
Response by poster: There is a stain, but it’s sort of faint? I will definitely keep a close eye and a bucket underneath! Here are the clickable links now that I see that it’s just copied and pasted.
Weird IKEA table wrinkles
Tetris shaped stain (that may or may not have always been there....)
posted by buttonedup at 6:21 PM on January 1, 2018
Weird IKEA table wrinkles
Tetris shaped stain (that may or may not have always been there....)
posted by buttonedup at 6:21 PM on January 1, 2018
Best answer: You're a renter? You should notify your landlord. They might want to check it out. If there's water behind your ceiling, it can cause mold. And they will want to try to repair the leak itself.
posted by slidell at 10:20 PM on January 1, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by slidell at 10:20 PM on January 1, 2018 [3 favorites]
If indeed you are a renter, you are obliged to notify your landlord about potential roof leaks so they can make repairs. It’s not your job to be buying moisture meters and making roof repairs!
posted by monotreme at 11:12 PM on January 1, 2018
posted by monotreme at 11:12 PM on January 1, 2018
Definitely notify your landlord. It's not your fault, it's not going to cost you anything, and it might save both you and your landlord from a bunch of expensive damage. In the meantime, make sure there's nothing under that spot that you don't mind getting wet.
posted by ourobouros at 12:51 PM on January 2, 2018
posted by ourobouros at 12:51 PM on January 2, 2018
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posted by floweredfish at 5:55 PM on January 1, 2018 [1 favorite]