On Sun, 13 May 2007 23:51:17 GMT, mike mused:

(Posting for some friends) They live in a first floor flat and have
had a water leak underneath the kitchen units. The leak has been fixed
but unfortunately seems to have been going on for some time.

As a result there are water stains on the ceiling of the flat below.

For now they are just trying to dry the place out because of the awful
smell. Trouble is they cannot get at the affected area. They have some
kind of "stuck on" floor tiles onto the floorboards. Beneath that is
the ceiling void and they have managed to get a hole to that to try
and blow warm air to dry things out. No luck so far.

I thought maybe a heat gun directed in there (I know it needs great
care - so maybe not worth the fire risk). Is there a better (& safer)
way to get warm air in there to dry things out?

They are a young couple and having a pretty hard time of it in other
ways so I'd like to help - but don't really have any better ideas.

Appreciate any us help I can pass on to them - for which I will of
course give full credit!

How wet is it? Unless it's soaked right through and is in danger f
falling down (in whcih case it should be replaced) then letting it dry
naturally would be the best bet.
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Regards,
Stuart.