A spreading ceiling stain in a Vancouver condo
A Vancouver condo owner reported a ceiling stain that kept growing. The unit above showed nothing obvious, and the strata needed to know whether the source was in-suite plumbing or common property before assigning responsibility.
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A brown stain spreading across a top-floor ceiling
- Moisture mapping across the affected ceiling and the suite above
- Thermal imaging to trace the moisture path
- Source isolation between in-suite and common lines
A failed balcony-membrane detail above — common property — channelling water into the ceiling below during wet-season rain.
In stacked condos, water rarely originates where it appears. Tracing it determined the leak was common property, which clarified responsibility and supported the strata's insurance documentation.
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