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Big project and a learning experience.; Taking on new things, learing alnong the way.
Topic Started: Sep 1 2015, 11:43 AM (13,105 Views)
ZXTjato
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mt999999
Sep 9 2015, 03:30 PM
I found a solution! I read all the text, and shirink my page to aprox. 50% size. It makes for a much more pleasurable viewing experience. :lol

Might have to chop the bottoms of those studs out, if they soaked enough water. They look pretty dark. Best to do it right the first time, rather than do double work later on.
:coffee and here I took pictures that were half the size of the original ones just for you :smackface

but yes I will have some friends who are home builder type of people look at the issues and determine what the best plan is for now. as of right this second I am glad all that wet is some what removed now air can flow around and hopefully dry some of that out.
Edited by ZXTjato, Sep 9 2015, 03:35 PM.
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ZXTjato
Sep 9 2015, 03:33 PM
mt999999
Sep 9 2015, 03:30 PM
I found a solution! I read all the text, and shirink my page to aprox. 50% size. It makes for a much more pleasurable viewing experience. :lol

Might have to chop the bottoms of those studs out, if they soaked enough water. They look pretty dark. Best to do it right the first time, rather than do double work later on.
:coffee and here I took pictures that were half the size of the original ones just for you :smackface

but yes I will have some friends who are home builder type of people look at the issues and determine what the best plan is for now. as of right this second I am glad all that wet is some what removed now air can flow around and hopefully dry some of that out.
Sorry 'bout that. If it helps, they were smaller! :lol

We've had lots of flooded basements. With out dry it is out there, you might not own a dehumidifier. If you do, it'll surely help!
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ZXTjato
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yea its super humid today its 40% and hot. 4X higher than normal, not sure if a dehumidify gig would help much, I think tho I will stuff a bag in the ac vent and close it up then open the window in there maybe I can get it into the 90s or 100s to dry some things out, yea ill try that,
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the studs on the left in your picture should be 90 spun degrees wonder why it was framed like that, as long as it's not weight bearing I suppose it does not matter. what the deal with this house? seems like your having to do a lot of work, plus the termites and water heater. creative financing or something? and tubs do get set in the ground like that BTW.
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Sep 9 2015, 07:30 PM
the studs on the left in your picture should be 90 spun degrees wonder why it was framed like that, as long as it's not weight bearing I suppose it does not matter. what the deal with this house? seems like your having to do a lot of work, plus the termites and water heater. creative financing or something? and tubs do get set in the ground like that BTW.
the deal with the house is it was kinda a fixer upper but not really, its like buying a used car it has problems. the home was bank owned because the old man had a heart attack here and no one wanted to take the house so it foreclosed. the issues were noted on the home inspection report and they at the time didn't seem like a big deal but when I tear into the issues its like opening a can of worms one problem leads to the next and so on. I am tryin to do this correctly but its hard when I don't know much about this stuff. the house was only 136K so its kinda cheap for a home. I suppose it just needs love from sitting vacant for so long, being old and the desert has a set of challenges for structures like dry rot, termites, roaches, and AC leak points like doors windows and so on. I was ready to take on this challenge in my life, this house has every thing we want, quiet desert setting no HOA place to park my cars and a place to work on my cars, a place for my dog and just a nice house. I am building every thing I want and every thing she wants. it a massive project every day I work then work on the house, but hey that's what you do in your 20s right? :cheers :thumb
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Some of us are still doing it in our late 40's :lol . Like I said in a previous post owning a house is kinda like owning a Metro. There is cleaning, fixing, and always wanting to upgrade :thumb Keep up the good work (fight). It's yours. You do what needs to be done and nobody can take it away from you.
Good luck on the house and the Metro builds ( when you can get around to it) With all your hard work, it will be worth it in the end then you can relax and enjoy :rocker
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Sep 9 2015, 10:51 PM
Some of us are still doing it in our late 40's :lol . Like I said in a previous post owning a house is kinda like owning a Metro. There is cleaning, fixing, and always wanting to upgrade :thumb Keep up the good work (fight). It's yours. You do what needs to be done and nobody can take it away from you.
Good luck on the house and the Metro builds ( when you can get around to it) With all your hard work, it will be worth it in the end then you can relax and enjoy :rocker
Otey
ya the plan is get the side where I'm working on the fence all finished then I can enclose my over hang shop in screen mesh for shade and a mild flying pest barrier. when that is kinda wrapped up I can begin to enjoy my "shop" time relax :stoner :beer hang out with my car and just tinker away. So far the goal for sarah and I in this house is to be wrapped up with home renovations by mid late October, that's fence, shed fixing, shop screening, new tiles and remolded bathrooms. mid late October is a good time line we think. a push yea but just in time for the holidays where both of us work in customer driven places it picks up around then for us.

so update on the home bug control, the orken man said it would be wise to add a little more cement around my posts just to be safe from any type of rot or bug, easy enough to do I got all the tools out already B-)

he also said just like 68custom that dirt in a bath tub enclosure is normal so that was not termite damage but Saturday his men will spray in the walls while I have the sheet rock off just to be safe :thumb

the back deck tho the orkin guy said I need to get the wood off the house for it to cover the warranty of the termite job so I will replace that wood with synthetic wood and he said that's a great idea.
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ZXTjato
Sep 9 2015, 11:04 PM
Otey13
Sep 9 2015, 10:51 PM
Some of us are still doing it in our late 40's :lol . Like I said in a previous post owning a house is kinda like owning a Metro. There is cleaning, fixing, and always wanting to upgrade :thumb Keep up the good work (fight). It's yours. You do what needs to be done and nobody can take it away from you.
Good luck on the house and the Metro builds ( when you can get around to it) With all your hard work, it will be worth it in the end then you can relax and enjoy :rocker
Otey
ya the plan is get the side where I'm working on the fence all finished then I can enclose my over hang shop in screen mesh for shade and a mild flying pest barrier. when that is kinda wrapped up I can begin to enjoy my "shop" time relax :stoner :beer hang out with my car and just tinker away. So far the goal for sarah and I in this house is to be wrapped up with home renovations by mid late October, that's fence, shed fixing, shop screening, new tiles and remolded bathrooms. mid late October is a good time line we think. a push yea but just in time for the holidays where both of us work in customer driven places it picks up around then for us.

so update on the home bug control, the orken man said it would be wise to add a little more cement around my posts just to be safe from any type of rot or bug, easy enough to do I got all the tools out already B-)

he also said just like 68custom that dirt in a bath tub enclosure is normal so that was not termite damage but Saturday his men will spray in the walls while I have the sheet rock off just to be safe :thumb

the back deck tho the orkin guy said I need to get the wood off the house for it to cover the warranty of the termite job so I will replace that wood with synthetic wood and he said that's a great idea.
Shame we don't live closer; I could give you a hand! I remodeled bathrooms, laid and grouted ceramic tile, drywall, etc. for a year flipping homes as my first job. It sucked! Then again, maybe it was just my boss! :lol I prefer working for myself B-)
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ZXTjato
Sep 9 2015, 11:04 PM
the orken man said, just like 68custom, that dirt in a bath tub enclosure is normal
That really surprises me. :ermm: Never heard of it before. :O

Don't your house have a foundation? :whistle Or at least sitting on a cement slab? :lol

Is there a hole cut in the floor so the tub sits on the ground? :doh

Is this in an "out house"? :rofl :rofl

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down here when building a new home first they spray for termites. after the slap is poured the plumbers come in and do the tub sets, this can be done anytime after the roof is on. sometimes they have to mix a little cement to level the tub but its always a mess under the tub. showers are the same way the tile guy is responsible for making a cement floor too tile over and its just dirt till then. it is all just the cheapest way to do it. big surprise huh!
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68custom
Sep 10 2015, 01:08 PM
down here when building a new home first they spray for termites. after the slap is poured the plumbers come in and do the tub sets, this can be done anytime after the roof is on. sometimes they have to mix a little cement to level the tub but its always a mess under the tub. showers are the same way the tile guy is responsible for making a cement floor too tile over and its just dirt till then. it is all just the cheapest way to do it. big surprise huh!
So your houses do not have a foundation??
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nope they pour a footer, then lay a couple of rows of blocks, then the trades (plumbers mostly, little bit of electrical work ie floor boxes and conduit for islands) then after it's inspected they backfill with dirt, then vapor barrier, then wire mesh then the slap (concrete) is poured. no basements down here, hell if you dig down two feet you hit water.
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68custom
Sep 10 2015, 06:32 PM
nope they pour a footer, then lay a couple of rows of blocks, then the trades (plumbers mostly, little bit of electrical work ie floor boxes and conduit for islands) then after it's inspected they backfill with dirt, then vapor barrier, then wire mesh then the slap (concrete) is poured. no basements down here, hell if you dig down two feet you hit water.
I always thought that it was weird how southern homes didn't have cellars. I know that there is a lot of water in Florida, but other parts of the south just don't seem to believe in basements! :hmm
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a bacement would be a great eacape from the brutal heat around here. below ground in a shady cool place would reduce cooling cost i assume.

as an update, sarah had an old guy come over from her dads church and he was able to pull the flex pipes off the top of the leaky heater and put them together because the shut of gate valves are toast as i mentioned. the guy is coming over today to show me how its done and pipe the new tankless water heater, also we have an electric guy coming in to upgrade the wires for the tankless heater. 240 @ 60 amps is what that needs :x

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heres a picture, just a nipple inbetween the pipes and they are hooked together temporary because both valves are bust.
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You can always get the dirt out from under the tub, then use plastic bags (shopping bags) put under tub and fill with expanding spray foam. No more dirt and tub has all the support it needs under it. Just think out loud.
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