1/2" Gap Between Flange & Cement Board!?
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Comments (11)Looks as though the tile was set incorrectly on top of the flange...by the appearance of smeared caulk over the flange? The tile should have "hung" over the flange to close that gap and provide correct water protection. Appears they started that outside higher point and went straight across instead of cutting the tile to fit over that high point on the edge so the other tiles would be lower. And being the tile is not hanging over that flange, it begs the question of what other bad installation techiques were followed...like what was done behind the wall, and where is the vapor barrier. And that little sliver of tile in the corner...bad tile layout. Other than doing a gut, there is not much advice other that to make sure you caulk the heck out of it to prevent water damage. They have systems you adhere onto tiles to act as a caulk to bridge gaps, but these I have no experience with and would personally not use, they seem gimicky to me....See MoreWhat's up with these big cement board gaps?
Comments (43)How do the pros on here advice the OP in terms of any possible firing? OP said this is a very large 6-figure project involving an addition, kitchen and a bathroom. What if they are going a good job in the other areas of the house? Does anyone have any experience in firing a contractor from only part of the project? What I mean is, could they negotiate to take the bathroom off the table, refund the customer for that part, and then proceed to finish the rest of the addition and kitchen? I have no experience with firing a contractor so I don't even know if this is something that is done. OP, are they doing a rgeat job in other areas? Seems like showers are the hardest thing to get right, way harder than kitchens. It seems like there are more complaints on this forum regarding showers that almost anything else. Pros, is taking the bathroom off the list even a reasonable thing for OP to consider? I imagine that would be a pretty tricky negotiation. Maybe putting a stop to bathroom, having them finish everything else, and then come back to the bathroom discussion after the rest is finished, so that everyone can cool off, and they will have time to get an independent inspector in there (while things are torn apart and walls are open), to give a non-biased report of the problems? Then after the rest of the addition is done, OP and GC can negotiate about how/if to move forward on the bathroom. If this is even a reasonable approach, OP you should withhold the entire bathroom amount until the end of the project....See MoreRemoved wainscot have to hide 2” gap between wall and floor? ideas?
Comments (18)Ugh, it bugs me when I find this stuff... If only the installer had started the floor 1" further in. I digress! Framing out the gap with a nice border stained to match would work, but you'd have to cut the ends parallel to the wall as they won't all be the exact same length. This cut will have to be perfectly straight. If not, the transition won't look great so make sure whoever performs the cut isn't freehanding it! Hopefully on the other wall you can just rip boards to size, drop them in and stain. I'm assuming you don't want wainscoting any more though you could also do a stacked baseboard and quarter round... but you'd probably want the same application everywhere and that's more work. Lovely look though!...See MoreGaps between rim boards and floor joists
Comments (21)Politely pose your question to the builder, and check the amount of bearing there is where the end (both ends) of the floor trusses rest on the walls. Even if you get a BS answer, you have brought it to the attention of the builder. Years ago I had a project where there was two doors leading from the garage into the house in a non-bearing wall. During the rough framing I noticed one door's header was immediately above the door opening and the other door's header was about a foot higher immediately below the garage ceiling; both door openings were the same size. When I asked the builder why the difference, he started explaining about the earth's rotation and the westerly winds and the moon's position and the wood species and the moisture content and snow loads and . . . I stopped him and asked, "It's just because its the way it happened, isn't it?" He replied, "Yes"....See Morejellytoast
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