From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: the initial landlord
just an update on this...
i
think i've been able to determine it *is* the drain and it *isn't* the
pipe. the experiment that i did was that i dumped pot after pot after
pot of water into the drain. this reproduced the problem of water under
the platform (i could tell by pushing on it and hearing it squish). i
stopped before i created a leak, but that was enough to convince me of
the nature of the problem.
i've also observed water
draining into the crack around the drain. in fact, the crack seems to
fill up and then spill over into the drain. i don't think it should be
doing that, so i'm going to seal it tomorrow. i don't want to seal in
moisture. i'll let you know if that works.
i have a
good feeling about this working. if it doesn't work, i'm going to have
to agree that ripping it apart would be necessary. that would really
reduce the problem to a drain issue under the platform.
but i'm confident i've ruled out pipes. that's good news.
j
