Leaking pipes

Damp or mould can be caused by leaking pipework in your home. Sometimes it is not always obvious where the leak is coming from. If you notice a watermark in your home, espcially on ground floor ceilings, in kitchen cupboards or bathrooms, it is likely there is a leak somewhere from a pipe.

Things to check:

• Behind washing machines
• Under kitchen sinks
• Under or behind dishwashers
• Bathroom pipes, waste pipes from sinks and bath, around toilets
• Pipework to radiators, low pressure on your boiler indicates there is a leak somewhere on your central heating system. Look around pipework, under your boiler and around your radiators.

Leaking pipes can also have an affect on wooden joists within your home which can lead to rot.