THAT leak

[DamonHD]

Porous Tile Stain Dementia?

[ToughButterCup]

Well since @Pocster has been brave enough to show me (us all)  his : I feel brave enough to return the favour

 

I installed a water butt - ostensibly for the wife, but actually for the Brownie Points.

And its hacking it down this morning.

 

She came in from outside giving me one of this wifely looks, and merely gestured at the water butt

 

 

As yer man would say   FFS 

 

[Pocster]

39 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said:

Well since @Pocster has been brave enough to show me (us all)  his : I feel brave enough to return the favour

 

I installed a water butt - ostensibly for the wife, but actually for the Brownie Points.

And its hacking it down this morning.

 

She came in from outside giving me one of this wifely looks, and merely gestured at the water butt

 

 

As yer man would say   FFS 

 

It’s having a wee ! 

[ToughButterCup]

2 hours ago, Pocster said:

It’s having a wee ! 

 

So is our puppy. There's piddle everywhere 🤨

[Onoff]

10 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

Well since @Pocster has been brave enough to show me (us all)  his : I feel brave enough to return the favour

 

I installed a water butt - ostensibly for the wife, but actually for the Brownie Points.

And its hacking it down this morning.

 

She came in from outside giving me one of this wifely looks, and merely gestured at the water butt

 

 

As yer man would say   FFS 

 

 

CT1

[Pocster]

11 hours ago, Onoff said:

 

CT1

Yeah @ToughButterCup should know this . CT1 and expanding foam fix 99% of all problems 

[SteamyTea]

On 08/12/2025 at 18:11, Pocster said:

I need counselling

No shit Sherlock.

[ToughButterCup]

On 10/12/2025 at 08:28, Pocster said:

Yeah @ToughButterCup should know this . CT1 and expanding foam fix 99% of all problems 

 

Yes, well it would have done fine, until a mate comes round,  looks at the 'repair' and asks ....

"Whassat ? " and pulls the CT1 plug out with his finger nail.

 

"With mates like you who needs enemies? "

 

So he repaired my repair with his repair . Roofing screw + CT 1

At least the CT1 is the same colour as the water butt.

 

[Pocster]

5 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

 

Yes, well it would have done fine, until a mate comes round,  looks at the 'repair' and asks ....

"Whassat ? " and pulls the CT1 plug out with his finger nail.

 

"With mates like you who needs enemies? "

 

So he repaired my repair with his repair . Roofing screw + CT 1

At least the CT1 is the same colour as the water butt.

 

Shame - bodge . I’d never do anything like that . Bet it’s leaking now ; go check ! 😉

[Pocster]

Right ! Been waiting for this !

First Lightwell - tanked , no leak . But I know waters still coming in . So today it finally pushed through to the 2nd deliberately untanked - and leaks .

Sure I’ve got zero options but to tank this one and then the water is going wherever !!! . What worries me is it tracks then to the skylights in the kitchen . Or do I think like an optimist and think as it can’t get through the 1st and then can’t get through the 2nd it just runs off the edge of the slab …. 🫤

[Pocster]

Hmmmm . What about I just tank along the blue sides ? .  Forcing it forwards ? . Then some kind of gully taking it to the wall and lip into the wall waterproof membrane .

Good plan ? Shite plan ?

I prefer to control the water than seal its routes off and hope . Don’t want to post “ leaks moved to the kitchen ! “ 🫤🫤🫤

[Onoff]

1 hour ago, Pocster said:

leaks moved to the kitchen

 

Fry in butter.....Mmmmm! 

[Pocster]

2am plan occurred to me .

Tank around the edge of the opening to prevent tracking . Solvent weld pipe cut in half length ways to form a gully / apron . All round the edge ditra tiling mat then round the inside of the opening sitting in the gully . Pipe outlet from that into the wall membrane.

What could go wrong !

[ToughButterCup]

Oh bloody Hell, @Pocster . I feel genuinely sorry for you.

 

There's something insistent about a leak isn't there. Every damn forecast is watched for -will-that-rain-make-my-leak-worse. Reeeely annoying.

 

14 hours ago, Pocster said:

...

Or do I think like an optimist and think as it can’t get through the 1st and then can’t get through the 2nd it just runs off the edge of the slab

….

 

Your idea appears to me to mean : - I could create a sump - 

But I know how it feels - if you can't see the leak, there's no leak......

 

As you say above, 

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I prefer to control the water [ than seal its routes off and hope]

 

I prefer control too.

 

Just reassure me would  you (this thread is so long) have you tried leak tracing dye?    (£10 from Screwy's)