Not all leaking pipes produce cascading water. In this case the damage was caused by a slowly leaking pipe behind the kitchen sink that had gone undetected for a considerable period of time.
We were called to a home where the kitchen floor had given way. There was a leak from the mains water supply pipe behind kitchen units.
The homeowner had expected that only the lino would need replacing.
After we carried out a survey, we found that the leaking pipe had caused considerable damage and that the damage went well beyond the lino.
We exposed the flooring and found out that the lino flooring was hiding a water damaged floor decking. Upon further inspection we also found that not only the joists were severely water damaged and required replacement, but also the sub floor was soaked and required specialist drying to prevent mould growth etc.
We then set out the damage to the floor joists, wall plaster, floor decking, skirting boards, wallpaper, kitchen units and splash back tiling for the loss adjuster.