A condominium administrator asked for a professional inspection after persistent water ingress into a tenant’s garage. The issue had been dragging on and the building needed a clearer inspection-led repair plan.
On the day of the visit, the street was being rebuilt and resurfaced. That site condition became important because garage water ingress is not always caused by a burst pipe inside the building.
The background
The owners had already contacted several parties. WSC had reportedly found no burst main nearby. The contractor also suspected that the block’s drainage was not yet connected to the government system and that an overflowing rooftop tank could be sending water down rainwater pipes into the street.
Inside the garage, water was visibly tracking along a drain pipe crossing the garage before joining the common system. A temporary collection trap had been improvised, but discharging water into common areas can create new problems for neighbouring garages.
The street-level clue
At pavement level, fresh concrete was visible between the pavement and carriageway. When a nearby balcony was washed, the water disappeared quickly into a gap instead of draining in a controlled way. This suggested that surface water could be entering the sub-base and finding a path back toward the garage area.
The professional recommendation
This was treated as a multi-source risk, not a single dramatic leak. The recommended plan was to seal the pavement-to-road interface properly, re-check after rainfall, extend the temporary trap outlet to a proper drain, connect the block drainage when roadworks allowed and stop any rooftop tank overflow until permanent works were complete.
If symptoms continued, a controlled dye test during wet conditions would help confirm the travel path.
Why this matters for administrators
Garage leaks in blocks can involve street works, rainwater routes, tanks, drains and neighbouring areas. A professional leak detection report gives administrators evidence to coordinate repairs without opening the wrong areas first.
If your common areas or garages are showing water ingress, book a water leak detection inspection so the building can move from complaints to a practical repair route.