Carpentry & Joinery

Water came in from flat above - just need to dry out?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.32 PM

My upstairs neighbour left his sink running which overflowed and water has come in through a light fitting and through the small holes in the ceiling where the pipes for the hot water tank go through. There was a small amount of visible water on the paintwork at the top corner of one wall. We had an emergency contractor who came out and said we just need to let it dry out. He said that because there was so little visible water and the ceiling had no movement or give to them, that’s all it needed, is this the case? The water on the paintwork was dry after about 7/8 hours and the ceiling is still not damp or showing movement when pressed.