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Fresh paint, new plinths and a faint tide mark can all hide a leak. Learn what to look for on a viewing in Cornwall and how to test for a live leak before you buy.
A past leak does not stop a sale, but hiding it can. Learn what the property information form asks, what a surveyor will spot and which documents to have ready.
Once the leak is fixed the building still holds water. Learn how drying is measured, why screed and timber take weeks, and why rebuilding early goes wrong.
Many home policies set a separate, higher excess for water damage. Learn why, how to find your figure, and how it interacts with trace and access cover.
The legal split between landlord and tenant when a water leak hits a rented home in Cornwall: who repairs, who reports, who pays the bill and the deposit questions.
The safe steps to take the moment you smell gas at home, what the emergency engineer will and will not do, and how a hidden gas leak is traced afterwards.
A sewage smell indoors has a short list of causes, and most are quick to fix. Learn the checks in order and the signs that point to a hidden waste pipe leak.
Swollen skirting and bubbling paint low on a wall point to moisture at floor level. Learn how to tell a pipe leak from rising damp and a one-off spill.
Black mould that comes back every winter in a Cornish home is usually condensation, but a wet wall that never dries is a leak. Here is how to tell them apart and fix each.
A persistent musty smell in a room that looks dry usually means moisture you cannot see. Learn where it hides, how to read the clues and how thermal imaging finds it.
When the ceiling under the bathroom gets wet after showers, the timing tells you whether it is the tray, the sealant, the waste or a supply pipe.
Water under the kitchen units with a dry sink usually means an appliance hose, a pipe in the wall behind or a pipe under the floor. Here is how to narrow it down.
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