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Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > That’s what I did a few years ago in the kitchen when we had a similar > issue. I will have to put some cross supports in because the cut out area is > joist to joist, but not the ends if that makes sense. I guess I’m just going > to replace what I can and call it good. Not a thing I can do about the area > under the wall or closet. I assume the whole wall would have to come out. > Project is on hold till I figure out the water issue. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 8, 2020, at 12:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> While you’ve got the floor up just sister the joists where they’re soft and >> call it done. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Aug 8, 2020, at 12:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> So after the renters moved out I’m getting the house ready for the next >>> renters that are supposed to move in on the 15th. Lots of damage from dogs. >>> Will never allow pets again. They destroyed the new carpet we just put in >>> before they moved in. Of bigger concern was an area of cracked tile in the >>> utility room. Discovered floor was soft. Pulled it out and an area of about >>> 2 feet by 1.5 feet or the area between to floor joists was rotted out. This >>> is strange because there are no water sources in the area. After cutting >>> out the bad section got under the house to discover more rot. It extends >>> further toward and under an adjoining wall and closet. The copper lines >>> from from outside the house to the ac unit then right up thru the >>> floor/wall in this area to the attic. No insulation is on the pipes. Area >>> is very moist and the crap particle board they used for sub flooring just >>> soaked up the moisture. Shouldn’t these be insulated all the way to the >>> unit? I’m thinking maybe the pipe sweating over the years has rotten this >>> out. The floor joists can probably still be used but do have some soft >>> spots starting at the bottoms. I’m going to have to figure out why this >>> area is getting wet then decide if I can even fix it. About all I could do >>> is replace the area of the floor that gets traffic but it would still be >>> rotted out under that wall and into the closet. Fortunately the closed has >>> a floor built up off the main floor as it is a pantry. The idiots who built >>> the house have the ac drain pipe running down this walk in question and >>> drains into a sewer pipe under the closet area. Drain pipe comes out of the >>> wall across the subfloor of the closet then down to the sewer pipe. That is >>> why the 2nd floor is built up from the main sub floor to allow the pipe to >>> pass. Why they didn’t just run it straight down to the crawl space then >>> outside I have no clue. I’m sick of messing with this house and about ready >>> to just dump it for whatever I can get or let the bank have it. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
