Arggggghhhhh! New owner of condo above ours has gutted his kitchen and is putting down Pergo-type flooring in other rooms. We began having trouble with one or another electrical circuits going out in our condo whilst he worked upstairs. The first time, he was hammering almost above where I was sitting and at the same moment, power went out in our dining room and adjoining office area. Went out and reset the breaker, aok. Then, twice, the elec. to our two baths and small hallway went out. I didn't notice when it happened, as I don't use those lights during the day. We reset the breaker once, and aok, but reset the breaker next time and now the power won't come on to the baths and hallway. The guy wasn't truthful, I believe, when he told me he was working in a different area the first time it happened. I haven't seen his condo, but hubby said kitchen is gutted to the studs with wires hanging all over. He allegedly has an electrician. His unit is same layout as ours, but entirely separate breaker panels. I assume much of our wiring would be beneath his floor.
I have called the city building dept, no response yet, and fire insp., not their job. I think he must have put a nail through a wire, but I don't know electricity or breaker panels or ohms or watts. Can the vibration from his work wiggle something loose in the main panel? Any other ideas? My dryer is broken, waiting for a part, and I can't handle this much stress all at once :o)