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**** happens
On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 09:21:13 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 9/3/2015 7:53 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Thu, 03 Sep 2015 07:27:00 -0400, John H. wrote: We came home to a puddle in the basement the week before last. It has become a major problem. Apparently a pinhole leak has been going for quite some time, maybe a year or more. The sheetrock walls between the kitchen and powder room have been soaked. There is also a lot of moisture under the tiles in the kitchen around the same areas. The wall covering (sheetrock) will have to come down, along with the kitchen cabinets on that side. Plus, the tile floor and tile above the counter will have to be taken out. The entire kitchen floor will be retiled. If that wasn't enough, the leak has also caused a lot of mold. If the mold under the tile cannot be cleaned, then the subfloor will also have to be replaced. So, that's where things stand now. We're waiting on the insurance to approve the estimate for the mold removal. But, the trip to Shenandoah River State Park was a blast. Floating down the Shenandoah on a tube has got to be one of the most relaxing activities going. === Bad news John, sorry to hear that. Is it a pipe leak? It's really important to stay ahead of the mold issue. For sure. One of our neighbors in Florida had a major roof leak during one of the hurricanes and they didn't address the water damage soon enough. Mold set in and they ended up having to abandon the house and have it razed. One of our houses also had some serious water damage to the inside. The roof didn't leak but the wind blew the main entry double doors open on the first floor (they opened inward) and then all the rest of the double doors on the first and second floor were blown open outward. Wind swept rain throughout the house resulted. Fortunately, my nephew (who is a contractor) was there and he immediately ripped up the rugs and any wet floorboards on the second story and cutout any wet sheet rock sections that he found throughout the house. The first floor was all tile on a concrete slab, so no floor damage was done there. He let everything dry out and then replaced the affected sections. Fortunately we didn't have any mold issues. I understand that once it starts, it can be a bitch to get rid of. Well, I'll let you know. It has most definitely started. The big question is how hard will it be to get off the subfloor under the tiles. If it can be dried and either cleaned or sanded off, then that will be done. Otherwise the whole floor will need replacing. This sucks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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