relatively new to the facilities management and maintenance field. always helped with around the house jobs but certain things end up being out of my realm of expertise. so here it goes.
i work and live in apartments in the cocoa beach area. two units are experiencing similar issues and they are also connected. units 1&2.
unit 1 has two bathrooms units 2 has 1. one of unit 1s bathrooms shares the waterwall with unit 2s. now here comes the strangeness for me. the leak in unit two is running along the exterior wall. the leak in unit 1 is along the molding and sink of the adjoining wall.
apparently based on what i have been told by one of the tenants is that these bathrooms have had issues before, they were both 'remodeled' and are now showing issues again. the one is wall and floor tile unit 2 which is the blue tile in the pictures the other which is drywall is unit 1.
as far as i can tell the leak is either originating from under the tub and running out of the bathroom in u1 and down the wall out towards 2 or there is a major break in the water wall. if that was the case i would imagine there would be sitting water most of the time. there is none. it could also be the drain line of the tub being cracked and seeping out which is why it isnt constant since they say they dont use the tub often(in u1). i have also read that there is a possibility of foundation failure allowing water in through the floor but the signs dont point to that for me because there are no loose tiles in either bathroom. could it be a roof leak.
sorry for the off the wall writing and i hope the issue is clear enough when you look at the pictures. the one directly nxt to shower that was obviously patched at one point is misleading because for me it looked heavily damaged but as far as i can tell it wasnt moist nor did it have any give it just looks like a poor patch. and insight would be greatly appreciated. look forward to working and speaking with people hear on this forum. i hope your experience and expertise can be shared and bestowed upon me as i further train and sharpen my skills.
thanks
i work and live in apartments in the cocoa beach area. two units are experiencing similar issues and they are also connected. units 1&2.
unit 1 has two bathrooms units 2 has 1. one of unit 1s bathrooms shares the waterwall with unit 2s. now here comes the strangeness for me. the leak in unit two is running along the exterior wall. the leak in unit 1 is along the molding and sink of the adjoining wall.
apparently based on what i have been told by one of the tenants is that these bathrooms have had issues before, they were both 'remodeled' and are now showing issues again. the one is wall and floor tile unit 2 which is the blue tile in the pictures the other which is drywall is unit 1.
as far as i can tell the leak is either originating from under the tub and running out of the bathroom in u1 and down the wall out towards 2 or there is a major break in the water wall. if that was the case i would imagine there would be sitting water most of the time. there is none. it could also be the drain line of the tub being cracked and seeping out which is why it isnt constant since they say they dont use the tub often(in u1). i have also read that there is a possibility of foundation failure allowing water in through the floor but the signs dont point to that for me because there are no loose tiles in either bathroom. could it be a roof leak.
sorry for the off the wall writing and i hope the issue is clear enough when you look at the pictures. the one directly nxt to shower that was obviously patched at one point is misleading because for me it looked heavily damaged but as far as i can tell it wasnt moist nor did it have any give it just looks like a poor patch. and insight would be greatly appreciated. look forward to working and speaking with people hear on this forum. i hope your experience and expertise can be shared and bestowed upon me as i further train and sharpen my skills.
thanks