Someone else's house is like someone else's project car.

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj)
10/25/2020 at 22:33 • Filed to: None

Bathroom remodel. Zero vapor barriers, nothing moisture protected, barely any insulation, the downstairs exhaust pipes to the soffit. And this whole section of subfloor was held down by 1 nail.

The wadded up newspaper says 2012. The salmon pink tiling says 1980. I’m thinking the exhaust fan was 2012. Either way, mitigating wood rot will be fun. But am going to do this the right way. Basically we’re at project car with wire nuts and zip ties currently.

DISCUSSION (11)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/25/2020 at 22:49

That's wood's in pretty okay shape given the circumstances

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/25/2020 at 22:55

The floor joists are solid, seems like the subfloor soaked up all the water. It was amusing how the further from the tub I got the more difficult it was to cut. Closer to the tub? Like butter.

The wall studs look gross but knock test feel solid. I may sister board them up some for piece of mind.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/25/2020 at 22:56

That's a good idea. Studs are cheap.

subexpression > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/25/2020 at 23:52

Sadly, most houses qualify as “someone else’s house”. Even people who buy a newly-built house seem to find problems you’d reasonably put in that classification.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > subexpression
10/26/2020 at 00:13

Unfortunately this one was in the same family name and bounced around ownership for the past 60 years. It wasn't subjected to remodel to sell treatment other than the kitchen in 2016.

Cash Rewards > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/26/2020 at 00:21

Our house is like that. We’re the 5th or 6th owner for a house built in 1960. Our neighbor has lived in hers since she and her late husband bought it new in ‘59. I can guarantee our bath is just as bad if not worse than yours. We’ve had foundation issues, water ingress, all sorts of shit because maintenance wasn’t done by someone who owned the home for only a handful of years. Neighbors house still going strong. We’re going to knock down ours, because to fix everything that needs fixing will take more time and cost nearly as much.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/26/2020 at 01:59

Been there, done that. Had to reverse a 60s era remodel with a late 80s remodel on a cheaply made fibro clad timber framed cottage that dated from the 1920s...it involved removing two layers of roofing, two layers of wall cladding (both asbestos based), the entire rear quarter of the house and (subsequently and incrementally) two of the three remaining external walls...

Jayvincent > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/26/2020 at 06:51

I’m familiar with that level of “Kwailty DIY” done by previous owners, insert “an attempt was made” meme here>

good luck finding and fixing it all, let me suggest you invest in a big container of TSP and some bleach for the damp spaces , thanks for posting

shop-teacher > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
10/26/2020 at 07:03

Ugh. Houses are all such garbage.

My bird IS the word > subexpression
10/26/2020 at 07:57

Used to work housing real estate, youd see some new, nice development houses with build quality issues that would curl your toes

outrageousking > My bird IS the word
10/26/2020 at 09:43

disposable housing, built cheap and only meant to last a few years