New dishwasher installed....now floor has water damage
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Comments (18)I don't understand the whole process, but if you had to pay $100k in legal fees and had a return of $64k, doesn't that leave you in the whole even worse? We bought our 25 year old home last April. (Zero Lot Line) Our neighbors said that the former owner wanted to replace the roof the year before, even though they didn't want to. Turns out that the former owner really took the cheapest 'contractor' he could find. Crooked rows of shingles that disappear under another row, no mastic on the chimney top, poor flashing, nails right through the exposed portion of a shingle, only four (instead of the required six) nails per shingle, ripples in the shingles that could be caused by old nails still in the roof. I filed a complain with the BBB after getting the info from my neighbor. The company has gone out of business, which is of no surprise. There were other complaints against them, too. In my case you get (or inherit) what you or someone else paid for. In your case it sounds like the builder danced around the problems until the company was gone. I really hope your damages were partly covered. If that happened to my home I'd be sunk....See MoreWater Damaged Old Oak Floor - Salvagable?
Comments (3)Does not sound good. The fact that you got a 2" high hump suggests that you will have what we call edge compression set on the board edges which will become evident once the floor dries out. If you can deal with significant gapping of your once beautiful floor, then maybe trying to salvage it may be what you want to do. However, your bigger issue here could be mold problems down the road. Replacement may be your best alternative. If you can't replace the floor due to no insurance or no available funds, then by all means get a dehumidifier going below the floor to help speed the drying process. What is below the floor system?...See MoreIs this water damage in new cabinets?
Comments (30)@Tim Cleary Thank you for letting me know that replacing the plywood veneer is not a burdensome ordeal. I'll also bring up your helpful suggestion of removing the toekick and using a small camera to see if there's any water damage under the cabinets. @Susan Murin Yes, completely agree that we won't pay the GC until this is completely resolved. That's partially the urgency (other than water leaks should be addressed immediately, IMHO) is that his payment is due upon completion and we are almost complete. But obviously, we won't consider the project done until this water issue is resolved. :) @chispa Confirming that the cabinets were delivered undamaged and installed pristine (I had to dig through old photos to make sure). The plumber installed the pipes. Someone noticed the water before me and fixed it but did not bring it to my attention. I noticed it a several weeks ago and that's when they told me it was a small leak that occurred during installation and that it's been resolved. The mold remediation specialist went into our basement but was unable to get a moisture/mold reading because there is some plywood in the way. He said my GC would need to remove it to inspect under the kitchen floorboards. @bry911 Thank you for the helpful suggestion and for reaffirming that this requires further investigation. :) @dianeski Thank you for your kind words and walking me through your detailed thoughts. It was helpful to organize my thoughts in how to approach this. I'm waiting to hear from the GC to get an exact timeline of when this water leak was detected and fixed but based on the last correspondence, however long ago the leak did occur, it was apparently fixed within a few hours. He says the water line under the sink was a little loose which dripped into the cabinets. The sink was installed sometime end of March/early April. I first detected the leak mid-April and brought it up to my GC. The attached photo of the white cabinet with a silver pipes is a SAMPLE photo my GC provided to show where the leak occurred. The photo without any drywall indicates approximately where the damaged cabinets are located relative to the sink plumbing. Unless something changed subsequent to this photo being taken (doubtful), there does not appear to be any piping directly in the walls behind the damaged cabinets. I only highlighted the "black box under sink" as reference since it is visible in my original picture. What's even more puzzling is that the sink plumbing is ~10" to the right of corner where all the black mold can be seen. My husband says it's possible that the water travelled to the corner of the cabinets IF the floor had a slight slope but that's pure speculation (we don't know if it slopes). I am stopping by the house shortly to take better photos and also meet with my GC. I'll update this post after. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!...See MoreHow to minimize water damage risk: kitchen remodel with wood floor
Comments (12)You made very good points thank you. House is insured also for rental, great point you made here though. But its not a full time rental. It is my main house. I live here and work here 9 months a year. Just rent the summer. I purchased 40k of wood floor, paid half of it, so no return point. I want it fancy. If summer tenants break stuff I keep $3000 deposit. But I wanna avoid having to make floor repairs due to water issues so I am just trying to minimize the chance. I don't agree with what you said, a summer rental can stay pretty pristine ( I live in Gainesville not on the beach, so no sand) and you can put expensive stuff. Just do not to rent students or slobs. My house in Europe is rented 9 months a year (when I am here i rent there, when I go there for the summer I rent here in Florida), it has a solid wood floor, top appliances and a fancy kitchen/countertop and everything is mint. I just warn the tenants, very selected people who pay good $$$. But I don't have a wood floor in the kitchen in my house in Europe. So I am new to this wood-in-the-kitchen thing, never done it. I want a fancy house in Florida, I'm not gonna put cheap vinyl or cold tiles. Going back to the point, I started this thread trying to minimize the flood risk in the kitchen from appliances etc. If the tenant spills, I take the deposit. I really appreciate everyone's help here, I am just trying to make the purpose of this thread clear. How to reduce the chance of water damage in a kitchen wood floor....See MoreUser
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