mystery flood or leak or ???
conniew65
5 years ago
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Comments (6)Best case scenario exactly what airqual says - it's a sealant/caulking issue - you can recaulk the entire area and deal with the mold. If you have to tear out the tile work it gets more expensive quite a bit. I don't know what to advise with plaster walls - don't have those around here but I still think you probably have no choice but open up the wall to let it dry and get mold out. One thing I might try - if you can get the baseboards off the wall you could cut a hole in the wall at the lower level and see what is in the wall cavity perhaps this way (depending how high your trim goes, remember there is a baseplate). You could then patch with drywall as it's going to be hidden. but if you're not the DIY type at all, probably best to just call someone in. You have to pull the carpet out no matter what and padding and get everything away from that wall. If you do that and can identify which area looks "wettest" then that would give a clue where to start looking and I'd do that before anything else. Give servpro or other type business a call to come out and see the issue. They'll give you an estimate, I have no idea what they charge but they have all kinds of mold abatement sprays that will kill the stuff without having to totally destroy the wall. Sorry can't give you more help - I'm sure it's incredibly disappointing and stressful....See Moremystery leak
Comments (2)Well, you arenÂt going to easily replace the mother, although it would work for your spouse. So you might just consider the cause of the problems. I wouldnÂt have a real problem putting the flowers down the disposer but it isnÂt a great idea. Since we wonÂt ever be doing that again, you can forget Leaks 1 and 2 and 3. Before the HOT water dispenser fails again, it could be caught early by a simple cookie sheet in the base cabinet. That leaves you with the Mysterious Leak #4. Not likely you have a serious problem with the appliances themselves, but the connections can have failed  or maybe never were right. If you remove two screws from the washer cabinet, you will be able to pull it out for inspection and repair. A noticeable leak will have left a stain on the floor at the point of origin. You may also see staining or soiling of the leaky fitting or line. In fact, some washers have a kick panel below the door, where removing a few screws will allow an inspection with the washer in place. If you remodel the kitchen, there is no reason you couldnÂt take mental-health steps that would comfort you, such as lining the flood-risk floor areas with vinyl sheeting that has a small drain, which would flow to a safe place. No Âplumbing involved. Just a little extra effort that may actually pay dividends in the future. BTW, I think you will find that if you cook the roses first, they will go down the drain the same as fresh spinach. After all isnÂt that why people buy spinach? To throw away next week? Pinoke...See MoreMystery window leak - need ideas where it could come from
Comments (3)It's a flat roof, so there is no attic. The roof to gutter transition seemed ok to me when I looked out of the top window, but I will keep in mind for the contractors to check. Thanks....See MoreFlat roof mystery leak
Comments (24)Honestly you need to strip it all back to the bare framing and investigate. Thinking about it now if all the neighbors with the same set up have the same issue it will more than likely come back to a framing and flashing issue, and quite possibly more leaning towards the framing issue. But you are not fixing that without demo, and quite possibly reframing the area. Flashing of any sort needs to be underneath all the topical work, installed pretty much at the framing/sheathing level to be effective....See Moreconniew65
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