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Old 07-07-2015, 05:39 PM   #1
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leaking in concrete condo

in the process of looking at purchasing a condo and i noticed water stains on the ceiling of concrete condo. condo is about 20 yrs old.

i'm wondering how this is possible. isn't the advantage of concrete that water does not leak?!?!? showing realtor says that it's from the guy upstair's bathroom, but i don't believe him... the way I understand it

-------bathroom fixture
-------plumbing
-------concrete / my ceiling.


second question: the run from the dryer vent is across a bed room, there is a hairline crack on my ceiling, guy says its a 'stress crack' which is 'common'-- is this true?

third question: the same room also has some water stains along dryer went run. guy says this is because owner did not run the dryer long enough to push out the moisture. again, how is it possible to get water stains? the way i get it

--------concrete / upstair guy floor
--------dryer vent ducting
---------concrete / my ceilling

how does moister go through a metal tubing and then through concrete (same question as #1) and then stain my ceiling?

obviously all these have been fixed but the fixes are what caught my eye.


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