Unpleasant surprises always happen unexpectedly. And if you are not the owner of an apartment on the top floor, then one of these may be waiting for you from the neighbors upstairs. Flooding is a common cause of conflict situations and unnecessary expenses. The child has turned on the tap, the connection is leaking or the sewer is leaking - all this can happen, and it is better to prepare for such "surprises" in advance. Let's see how.
Read in the article
- 1 How to protect your apartment with waterproofing
- 2 The main thing is to be in time
- 3 You can take out insurance
- 4 It has already happened, what should I do?
How to protect your apartment with waterproofing
It is better to prepare for troubles in advance. Regardless of which neighbors you have on top, you need to take precautions even at the stage of the first repair.
Waterproofing should be installed where the neighbors have pipes on top. That is, the bathroom and kitchen must be protected. But remember that the leak can be not only in these places.
So, there are three types of waterproofing. The simplest is the coating one. Special compositions with liquid rubber and bitumen are sold in any building materials store. The second option is pasting. It is not easy to mount it, but in terms of efficiency it is not inferior to the coating one. Finally, there is the option of penetrating waterproofing. This is a new technology, based on the penetrating ability of certain substances that can "lock" the pores of concrete and prevent moisture from penetrating inside.
The main thing is to be in time
Take action in case of leakage immediately. And for this it is important to receive a signal of the problem as early as possible. You can be constantly on the alert if you install sensors that immediately alert you to the presence of extraneous moisture.
You can take out insurance
All precautions can help you prevent rapid flooding, but if water is pouring from above, neither waterproofing nor sensors will help. So it would be wise to insure your home for such a case, especially if you have "fun" upstairs neighbors. With insurance, you will not worry that a large family from above will not find the funds to reimburse you for repair costs.
It has already happened, what should I do?
The first desire is to run away with litigation and claims to neighbors. Running, of course, is necessary, but first of all, in order to make sure that the leak was stopped and, if necessary, help the neighbors to do it. But first, hurry up to turn off the electricity in the apartment so that there is no short circuit from the contact of the wires with moisture. Do everything to save valuable things, lift them off the floor, remove them from the place where the water flows.
If you were unable to contact the neighbors upstairs, it is possible that they are not at home, call the emergency services so that they immediately shut off the water supply.
Then record the incident in a photo and video, it is possible that it will be useful to you in the future if you need to prove something to the insurance company or speak in court about compensation for damage.
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