Leaking Pipes
Yesterday, I spent a lovely Sunday tearing out the rotten kitchen floor and counters at a flat that I rent out.
A tennant has just moved out, and another is moving in soon.
The old tennant had a problem with the kitchen drain and repaired it with duct tape and electrical tape. Judging from the smell and the spread of the rot, it must have happened some time ago.
Why didn’t the tennant didn’t just call me up and say there was a problem with the drain? Or mention it during one of my regular “how’s it going, any problems” calls? A complete replacement of the pipes involved would have been a quick and easy job, and the cost would have been on me. Instead, he lived with a mess and a foul smell and exposed himself and his son to a risk of disease for months and I have an expensive and difficult job in front of me, of which the original problem is a tiny part.
I don’t get it.
Oh wait - I just noticed this thing I posted a while back and perhaps it explains it all.
