Hey everyone,
A couple a weeks ago I started to see water marks on our wall in the kitchen and hallway.... There was also mold growing in the hallway and in the kitchen on the bottom of the walls.... Well we had two plumbing guys come out and they both said it was caused from our dishwasher.... We did find out our dishwasher was leaking very little at a connection point.... The plumbing guy also found cranks in our tiles and said that the water was going through there into the walls.... I could understand this and the house insurance is paying for the damage( live in an apartment building).... The thing that bothers me is that our water in the kitchen has been turned off now for a little over two weeks and the water in the walls in still rising.... It rose maybe two inches in about a week on maybe about 50% of the lower walls....
The company that came said that the wall in made of cast or plaster (gips in German) and that soaks up water.... If it is still soaking up water then how since the water is cut off in the kitchen? I personally do not think that all that water damage is from the dishwasher and I am thinking that maybe there is a leak somewhere else. Last thing, they checked the bathroom and the separate shower in the bathroom and they found a leaking under the shower but they said that wouldnt cause the damage is the kitchen.... They are seperated by a wall....
They also said that we were not allowed to hook our kitchen back up (I dont understand since it was apparently the dishwasher that caused all the damage), which makes me concern that there is actually a leak....
Sorry for the long post but I am going crazy and its complete BS about hpw everyone is blaming us, but I highly doubt it? If you want some pics just ask and I will send a link....
Thanks,
PosingOwl
A couple a weeks ago I started to see water marks on our wall in the kitchen and hallway.... There was also mold growing in the hallway and in the kitchen on the bottom of the walls.... Well we had two plumbing guys come out and they both said it was caused from our dishwasher.... We did find out our dishwasher was leaking very little at a connection point.... The plumbing guy also found cranks in our tiles and said that the water was going through there into the walls.... I could understand this and the house insurance is paying for the damage( live in an apartment building).... The thing that bothers me is that our water in the kitchen has been turned off now for a little over two weeks and the water in the walls in still rising.... It rose maybe two inches in about a week on maybe about 50% of the lower walls....
The company that came said that the wall in made of cast or plaster (gips in German) and that soaks up water.... If it is still soaking up water then how since the water is cut off in the kitchen? I personally do not think that all that water damage is from the dishwasher and I am thinking that maybe there is a leak somewhere else. Last thing, they checked the bathroom and the separate shower in the bathroom and they found a leaking under the shower but they said that wouldnt cause the damage is the kitchen.... They are seperated by a wall....
They also said that we were not allowed to hook our kitchen back up (I dont understand since it was apparently the dishwasher that caused all the damage), which makes me concern that there is actually a leak....
Sorry for the long post but I am going crazy and its complete BS about hpw everyone is blaming us, but I highly doubt it? If you want some pics just ask and I will send a link....
Thanks,
PosingOwl