Inter-floor leakage, explained
The questions owners and management ask before they report, answered the way we answer on site.
Who pays for inter-floor leakage in a Malaysian condo?
Water is coming through your ceiling from the unit above. Under the Strata Management Regulations 2015, who has to pay for the repair and the damage?
What is Form 28 and how does it work?
Form 28 is the Certificate of Inspection for inter-floor leakage under Regulation 59 of the Strata Management Regulations 2015. What it contains, who issues it, and the timeline.
Ponding test or pressure test: which one finds the leak?
How we tell a failed waterproofing membrane from a leaking pipe. What a ponding test, a pressure test and a flow test each prove, and why guessing is expensive.
Signs the bathroom waterproofing above you has failed
Ceiling stains that grow after showers, white salt deposits, paint bubbling and drips near the bathroom are the classic signs of a failed waterproofing membrane in the unit above.
Water leaking from the unit above: what to do, step by step
A practical checklist for condo owners and tenants in Klang Valley when water comes through the ceiling from the unit above.