Whats wrong with my wall?

[Mr_love_monkey]

Stopcock is half a metre away from where that picture was taken.

As I say, it was a leaking stopcock, which has been replaced.

It is accessible, through the cupboard, and I had a feel and it was wet, but so was most of the piping back there.

Basically the stopcock had leaked soaked the walls and so on.

As I said, I already knew it was a leak from somewhere, I just wanted the builder to admit it and replace it, which he did - whether he admits it was his fault, I don't care too much, but the fact he did it for free speaks volumes.

Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

Stopcock is half a metre away from where that picture was taken.

As I say, it was a leaking stopcock, which has been replaced.

It is accessible, through the cupboard, and I had a feel and it was wet, but so was most of the piping back there.

Basically the stopcock had leaked soaked the walls and so on.

As I said, I already knew it was a leak from somewhere, I just wanted the builder to admit it and replace it, which he did - whether he admits it was his fault, I don't care too much, but the fact he did it for free speaks volumes.

Before the builder did the work, when was the last time the stopcock was moved?
It maybe that the builder turning off and then on of the stopcock caused the problem due to an issue with the stopcock, which was out of his control. A solder joint or such like may have given way.
It maybe cheaper for him to fix than go to court and argue. However I don't know the finer details and he may well be bang to rights!

Anyway, its fixed now so hopefully the warm weather will help dry out the walls.