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Ok I can do that, chances are he will not get it though. But I'll do this and save a reciept of it. Meanwhile what should I do? Just drop him another email?
Send it by mail but email him also...covered both ways.
Ignore the 'put more caulk on it yourself". It's a cob job that didn't work and needs to be fixed properly...or maybe just caulked properly.
(preferably by somebody that knows how to caulk. That looks like a crappy job)
Just text him and tell him the recent fix didn't work well. And save the texts for future reference.....you can print them out if needed. Totally adequate proof. And, you can ask him his correct mailing address, and follow up with a letter if you really want to.
Also, try to be more careful...getting water on the counter behind the faucet is do to some vigorous careless splashing. Also, if you have the spray attachment, when you get water back there it can leak through the hole the faucet comes out of....just be a bit more careful after you get this fixed, imo
I tried for a few months to see if we can keep the area dry but somehow and someway water ends up down there, since its water..
I would like to update this thread. I e-mailed the issue to the landlord (last week) with picture and video and received no response.
I resorted to text messaging. My LL's response was to buy a tube of caulk and fix it myself, to which I bluntly responded by saying that I cannot be held responsible for it and that the original job was done by her worker/handy man.
I should also mention that she began discussing personal matters, ie she mentioned my field of study and that I should have no problem fixing it, she also mentioned her current personal situation to which I simply responded by saying that I understand. Really caught me off guard and I didn't like that.
I further mentioned that she should come herself and do whatever is necessary to fix it. She eventually agreed.
I'm not sure what to think of this.
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Take the faucet off and use plumbers putty around the bottom of the faucet, reinstall and peel off the plumbers putty that squeezed out, water was probably coming from underneath faucet and the plumbers putty will stop this hers a picture of what should of been done when faucet and sink was replaced.
I would just send an email and keep a copy, saying it's not really fixed properly, and that to fix it properly, the handyman said it should probably be replaced.... just to document the condition of it.
Landlord probably knows that, but if it can be fixed cheaply for now, they'll do that. He probably doesn't want to get pulled into a major kitchen remodel with a tenant living there... he wants to patch it, and hope if lasts well enough until you move.
And... now that you know this... Don't let water get back there!
I would just send an email and keep a copy, saying it's not really fixed properly, and that to fix it properly, the handyman said it should probably be replaced.... just to document the condition of it.
Landlord probably knows that, but if it can be fixed cheaply for now, they'll do that. He probably doesn't want to get pulled into a major kitchen remodel with a tenant living there... he wants to patch it, and hope if lasts well enough until you move.
And... now that you know this... Don't let water get back there!
It is near impossible to not get water behind the kitchen faucet.
Is there a silicone anyone has in mind that goes with wood? I want to use it to seal underneath the sink where the handyman (a poor skilled worker actually) installed a piece of wood to support the lip of the counter top.
It is near impossible to not get water behind the kitchen faucet.
Is there a silicone anyone has in mind that goes with wood? I want to use it to seal underneath the sink where the handyman (a poor skilled worker actually) installed a piece of wood to support the lip of the counter top.
No it’s not. It’s not like you’re taking a shower.... unless you are
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