Day 0
26.0%
Three units opened, equipment set
multi-unit
Burnaby stack leak
A third-floor stack wet two units below and the corridor. Board access at 2am. Daily log until day 5. Same crew through the drywall.
| Loss | Stack leak, third floor |
|---|---|
| Property | 1981 three-storey strata |
| Category | 1 degrading to 2 |
| Affected | 3 units, corridor, 1,140 sq ft |
| Call received | 02:04 |
| On site | 02:51 |
| Equipment | 10 air movers, 3 dehumidifiers, 1 air scrubber |
| Dry by | Day 5 |
Multi-unit losses are sequencing, not just pumps. We mapped wet units, contained the corridor, and extracted before the morning peak in the elevator.
The drying log is what the board and the adjuster both get. Surfaces misled on day 2. We kept equipment until cavities met target.
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Moisture readout
Day 2
19.1%
Corridor dry to touch, cavities not
Day 5
11.8%
Target met at every point
Dry by day 5
Readings to target
Surfaces read dry days before cavities do. Stopping here is where callbacks, odour, and mould come from.
Day 0
24.1%
Extraction complete, equipment set, first readings logged
Day 1
21.8%
Readings at marked points, plan adjusted
Day 2
18.4%
Surfaces read dry. Cavities do not.
Day 3
15.2%
Cavity readings approaching target
Day 4
12.9%
One point still above target — equipment stays
Day 5
11.6% · target
Target met at every point. Equipment out, log closed.