[tudor]

A friend of mine just bought a co-op apartment and did not notice water leaking from a radiator onto the floor in a small puddle until after the closing. Now she wants to put in a new hardwood floor, but has no assurance from the building management or super that the radiator leak can be fixed. This is a fairly large building, probably about 40-50 years old, and I keep thinking that it's probably not just her radiator that's leaking but others too. Is it possible that it's just hers and that it can be fixed without overhauling the whole heating system? I keep wanting to tell her to just learn to live with the leak--put a metal cookie sheet under the radiator to keep the water off the floor or something. Am I just giving up too easily? Thanks for your help.