"iamaran" wrote in message
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"Lobster" wrote in
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"iamaran" wrote in message
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After some cajoling, the company sent a plumber over. He found that
this was indeed the case, and that all the water from the kitchen
sink has been going straight down. We have no basement or cellar.

Where on earth has the water been going, so that you weren't aware of
it? What sort of floor do you have in the kitchen, do you have
floorboards with an air gap beneath? Has the water been pooling under
there, and/or soaking timbers or something?

David




Thanks for all the replies everyone.

Straight down is the answer. Yes, there are floorboards with a smallish
gap underneath. Not a huge amount of water down there; it seems to have
been draining away pretty well.

I'd get them to pay for a proper survey. The mind boddles as to what damage
could have been done.
Presumeably there's a smelly muddy mess at the lowest point.