Hi there, hope you can help. I am having building works done at th
moment, side extension and dormer loft conversion at the same time.
On Friday gone there was a heavy downpour and the felt at the back o the house was not long enough to reach the gutter and...we were woke at 7.30am to a flood of water coming into our bedroom from around th top of the window - the soffits are joined to the window frame.
It also 'ran down' and started coming in through the 'window frame' o the room directly below. There were also trickles coming down one sid of the this room about 8ft in.
The builder says he doesn't want to 'waste time' going through th insurers because of loss adjusters taking time etc etc and will fix an problems.
I have 2 questions.
1) Could the water have penetrated the gap in the cavity wall?2) If so I appreciate that there are problems that I wouldn't see fo now, what should I do?
3) The carpet in the bedroom is still soaking and starting to smel mouldy, he has suggested getting a professional carpet cleaning compan- a mate I am sure :-) . Will this allow the floorboards to dry ou sufficiently?
Hope someone can offer some advice. (I had posted this under the Hom repair forum - someone advised I might get more help here)
Thanks
De
-- drobbrown