Well, I noticed in our 2nd bathroom a brown 'film' suddenly appearing on top of the wallpaper, next to the tub. It was soft when I pushed with my thumb. Oh ****! I said to myself. There is generally some water on the linoleum floor after the shower is used in the corner, I'd thought I'd silicone rtv'd the area pretty well. Obviously not. Here's the floor kick-plate (?) removed.
When I installed the linoleum sheet good (10+ years ago), I replaced the subfloor with water damage next to the tub with the same particleboard-type board material I'd removed.
When I started cutting, I was able to get to solid sheetrock behind the tub- confirming (hopefully) that the water was coming from the floor, and being absorbed by the sheetrock, and "wicking-up" the sheetrock wall, and not being caused by a leak in the plumbing inside the wall.
Right now I'm hoping the subfloor will dry out itself. If I merely replace the wall and don't rip-up the linoleum and redo the floor, am I looking for more, future problems? The house is 30 years old, and built on top of a 3' high crawl space. Underneath, water stains are obvious in the flooring pieces running diagonally across the floor joists.
If I had infinite energy, and $$, I probably should rip the whole thing out, re-sheetrock/greenboard and tile the whole thing, frame-out and tile a nice shower stall, put in a new counter with granite top, sink, commode and lights, but...... I don't want to due to finances- trying to get on the Dave Ramsey program.
Should I put it back together and tile it all up (all the way to the counter this time) and silicon-it really well, or?
When I installed the linoleum sheet good (10+ years ago), I replaced the subfloor with water damage next to the tub with the same particleboard-type board material I'd removed.
When I started cutting, I was able to get to solid sheetrock behind the tub- confirming (hopefully) that the water was coming from the floor, and being absorbed by the sheetrock, and "wicking-up" the sheetrock wall, and not being caused by a leak in the plumbing inside the wall.
Right now I'm hoping the subfloor will dry out itself. If I merely replace the wall and don't rip-up the linoleum and redo the floor, am I looking for more, future problems? The house is 30 years old, and built on top of a 3' high crawl space. Underneath, water stains are obvious in the flooring pieces running diagonally across the floor joists.
If I had infinite energy, and $$, I probably should rip the whole thing out, re-sheetrock/greenboard and tile the whole thing, frame-out and tile a nice shower stall, put in a new counter with granite top, sink, commode and lights, but...... I don't want to due to finances- trying to get on the Dave Ramsey program.
Should I put it back together and tile it all up (all the way to the counter this time) and silicon-it really well, or?
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