Plumbing

Worried I have hit water pipes

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.20 PM

Thank you very kindly in advance to anybody who answers this. I recently moved house. The floorboards (the modern green chipboard kind) were very squeaky so I took the carpet up and put new screws down in 2 upstairs rooms (landing and master bedroom). Our house is down a lane inaccessible for a fire engine so requires a sprinkler system. Several hours later water was draining through the sprinkler system gap in the roof of the kitchen. I had hit a pipe above it. I have a plumber coming round tomorrow hopefully. But now I am terrified (can’t sleep!) that I have hit other pipes. Especially in the master bedroom where I put a lot of screws down. There has been no obvious leak, but could it happen over time? Or would I instantly know? Is the heating on a different system and therefore a new leak might emerge when I start the heating up (if I hit a radiator pipe). I am so worried I cannot think straight. Yes, I know I am a fool. Any advice is great. Thanks.