Dripping Sound Under Floor

I crawled under the house where i can eyeball the toilet drain pipe.

Dripping sound under floor.

Fortunately not every water sound signals a problem sometimes the water is safely inside pipes. Before long the vinyl flooring or tiles begin to loosen. First check your basement or crawl space below the spot where you hear the water sound. The sound is from a very area in the ceiling around 1ft radius circle.

Gramp ca after flushing an upstairs toilet i can hear a dripping sound in the first floor room underneath that bathroom. Interesting i noticed every time someone is talking shower on the second floor guest bath right below it on the first floor i could hear dripping or ticking sound. I just moved into a 4 yr old house. From there i can hear the dripping but can see no water leaking anywhere.

Even worse the plywood subfloor delaminates and rots requiring a huge expensive tearout and replacement project. The drip drip drip goes on for maybe an hour. A water leak inside a wall can destroy wallboard and insulation and lead to mold or mildew problems. Be sure to especially check the kitchen as there are many water sources and water pipes in that room.

Listen carefully for this noise because if you detect it it can lead you right to the source of the leak. Although it may sound minor this leak causes major damage when water seeps into the subfloor where flooring meets the tub or shower. Dripping sound no visible leak worries homeowners real estate matters april 15 2016 we heard from nosy neighbors that they had planned to live there but plans changed so we don t believe it was a quick flip to mask problems.