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[aaronjb]

As a landlord, don't you just put the bath panel back on, re-plaster the kitchen with polyfilla and call it good? Am I doing it wrong? 

[dave the builder]

As a landlord, don't you just put the bath panel back on, re-plaster the kitchen with polyfilla and call it good? Am I doing it wrong? 

Yes
Polyfilla is VERY expensive 
much cheaper plaster available to NOT fix the problem with 

[Doctor Gollum]

Per square metre...

This... is much better value than polyfilla especially for hiding everything correcting larger/more difficult areas

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've found tanking slurry a very effective tool in the fight against damp in old houses. 

You can mix it to various consistencies and can paint it on or trowel it on, skim it over with filler or smoother, sand back and paint. Jobs a goodun! 

This is what I'll do in the kitchen, but I want solve the root cause as well. 

[dave the builder]

per SQ meter this clicky will cover up major damp and problems ,easy to fit,never needs decorating 
great for bathroom ceilings etc 

[Doctor Gollum]

per SQ meter this clicky will cover up major damp and problems ,easy to fit,never needs decorating 
great for bathroom ceilings etc 

Looks a bit odd in the kitchen though...

[Sir Tigger KC]

per SQ meter this clicky will cover up major damp and problems ,easy to fit,never needs decorating 
great for bathroom ceilings etc 

Looks a bit odd in the kitchen though...

Especially if I just stick a 1200x300 bit over the blown plaster! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Well, you can buy it in 6 metre lengths... a couple should do most of the wall in question

[Sir Tigger KC]

I just popped back to have a quick gander under the bath and 24 hours with the panel off and its mostly dried out.    The concrete floor is still quite damp but hopefully that will dry out in time as well.

Funnily enough the bath panel is my own brand, made from the same plastic cladding that Dave linked to earlier and it's quite tight.  So once dried out hopefully adding a couple of vents will cure the problem. 

[STEMO]

I just popped back to have a quick gander under the bath and 24 hours with the panel off and its mostly dried out.    The concrete floor is still quite damp but hopefully that will dry out in time as well.

Funnily enough the bath panel is my own brand, made from the same plastic cladding that Dave linked to earlier and it's quite tight.  So once dried out hopefully adding a couple of vents will cure the problem. 

Make the bath panel easy to remove and you can put some kind of desiccant under there to absorb any moisture. Do the vents as well though, or the poor desiccant will be overwhelmed in a day. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Had some bad news last night when I spoke to my ex-tenant. 

He told me that when he was cleaning the kitchen he pulled the kickboards off the units and there was a big puddle under the sink unit.  He thinks that the water pipes are leaking where they go under the floor to the bathroom. 

So that sounds like it could be the cause of all the condensation and could be a big job.   

I'll have a look when I go back there next week. 

[Viral_Jim]

Nice of him to mention it at the time. 

[ronnyd]

Nice of him to mention it at the time. 

One of the joys of not having to give a shite as he doesn,t own it.