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Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:55 pm
by chadomac
That is exactly what me and my wife has been talking about
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:52 pm
by chadomac
So in the next picture is what changed the direction of this whole project. the closet had 2 doors one on the left and one the right with a wall in between the doors. we were going to take the doors off tear the wall out and make one opening for the closet. this is what we found....
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:06 pm
by chadomac
MOLD! black mold!.. we all know mold is not good for you but like i said at the beginig i am a 3 time cancer survivor and the last time being lung cancer so this was REALLY BAD for me. i left immediately, So we had to decide what are next move was going to be as it is just me and my wife doing this and i just had half of my left lung removed less than 60 days ago. it appeared that it was over and we were done. this was going to be more than we could handle..the end
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:45 pm
by Greg
If that is the only mold you have found, I would go with a respirator and cut the panel out. I won't say that black mold is not bad, But it is not a death sentence either. If that is the only area you have already been exposed to a degree. With protection you should be fine for the short time it will take to remove the panel. remember to disturb the actual mole as little as possible so the spores stay put.
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:12 pm
by chadomac
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:08 pm
by Greg
I honestly think that with a little protective gear like the respirator and possibly gloves & eye protection you will be fine.
Do a little research on mold removal, there may be a better way. I know you can use a cryroblaster (dry ice blaster) and remove it that way. the dry ice kills the mold on contact and it falls to the floor and is vacuumed up. That method could get expensive fast, but I am just saying that there ARE other ways around it.
Greg
https://www.cdc.gov/mold/cleanup.htm
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:39 pm
by chadomac
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:47 pm
by chadomac
the floor under the tub was rotted so it needs replaced, it extends under the wall that divides the bedroom so the framing for that wall all needs to come out between the 2 rooms. the Sheathing is wet in the bedroom around the window so i am peeling the siding off of the last 18 feet of the home to replace the bathroom Sheathing and rotted studs. Also in the last 18 feet i will be able to fix the bedroom Sheathing and some window rot. this is the first time i have ever done any of this kind of work and i am flying by the seat of my pants. i do a LOT of research before i jump in to whatever i am doing toi make sure i think i cann handle it so stay tuned!! commets are always welcomed
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:04 pm
by chadomac
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:12 pm
by Greg
looks like the one I did for our daughter. Was there dirt (ground) under the tub when you pulled it?
Greg
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:08 pm
by chadomac
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:16 pm
by chadomac
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:32 pm
by yakima4$
If possible you may want to install a header above windows.
Lets say a 2x6 single or 2 2x4s glued together. Either combination should be installed on edge with king and jamb studs.
One item to think about!
Going from straight vinyl wall siding to exterior wood sheathing does add load to frame and floor. You may need to shim/support/block perimeter rim joist in areas where vinyl siding is replaced with wood sheathing. Blocking should be 4ft O.C max and each side of window and door openings. This would eliminate the possibility of floor and or rim joist sag off on sidewalls.
Which would result in door and windows buckling.
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:07 pm
by chadomac
the sheathing under the sinding was originally a osb/particle board material as can be seen in the pictures where the new board meets the old material. it just disintegrated over time from the skylight leak and window leak. was replaced with lightweight board. had to repace the headers and footers as well as they were all rotted out from water from the leaks
Re: Complete home remodel
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:22 pm
by chadomac