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What’s the best way to repair a ceiling with water damage?
I have a ceiling in one of the bedroom that needs repair due to damage caused by a leak from the floor above. The floor above has the living room right above where the damage is and is most likely caused by the radiator leak. Area of ceiling: 7 by 13 What is a good way to do the ceiling repair and its cost? How will mesh help me in the ceiling as suggested by a contractor. Any other suggestions?
Is My New Laminate Flooring Damaged Due to Water or the Contractor?
I have some laminate flooring that I think may have been installed incorrectly, but I'm not sure. How can you tell the difference between laminate flooring that is damaged due to water and damaged due to poor installation by the contractor. I worry that the contractor may have installed the laminate too tightly or hammered it incorrectly?
What is the best way to repair damaged house siding?
I am buying a house that has some siding damage. The bottom course of lap siding was touching the dirt for a while and needs to be replaced. Any advice for how to repair the lower siding without residing the whole house?
Water Damage Due to Contractor Error
My contractor was adding a second story to my home. After taking off the roof, the contractor improperly secured the tarp on the house before a major rainstorm and the result was that my entire house was waterlogged (all dry wall was soaked) and my custom made 3/4" solid oak with mahogany inlay floors were destroyed. The contractor wants to take care of this rather than involve his insurance but by my estimates the cost to repair could be 30%-50% of what we contracted for the remodel. The contractor is already making judgement calls about which walls to completely tear out the drywall and which to save...but when I recently tested some of the walls the contractor recommended we leave in place they had moisture levels of 100%. Though I wanted to let the contractor take care of it, I am thinking that we need to have his insurance company pay us for the damages and then I can pay him a proper amount to fix the damage rather than leave the contractor in a position where he needs to cut corners to be whole on this project. What is your opinion? Should we get insurance involved?
Replacing Water Damaged Floors
I had a leak/flood recently, had to get rid of old linoleum and carpet. Now the concrete floor is exposed. Fans dried out the place for 4-6 days. I want to put engineered wood flooring on top of the concrete slab. Due to the moisture from flood, do you recommend just a moisture barrier sealer, or sheetings before putting on the flooring? How about plywood first? The place was soaked overnight. Moisture crept up walls 8 inches. I heard it's good to put plywood planks first, or a vapour barrier to seal concrete first. For the sealer, the flooring guy wants $1000, isn't that excessive?
Is there such a thing as perma shield water proof sheet rock?
I've used Wonderboard, but this stuff they're showing me isn't green! I am a renter in a NYC apartment, built around 1960. I have had a leak from the apartment upstairs in my 1/2 bathroom and master bath which share a common wall. The leak comes through the ceiling in the 1/2 bath in kind of a square shape. In the master bath, the leak is only slightly apparent in the ceiling, but it did sound like a waterfall behind the medicine cabinet when this all started. It has unfortunately taken quite a long time to repair due to the upstairs' tenants reluctance to allow access and after 3 weeks, it's still leaking. Last week, the super thought he had fixed the leak by repairing grout around the shower, fixtures etc. upstairs. At the time, I politely suggested that the "Niagara" I heard was not due to a few leaks and I was correct, as the damn leak keeps leaking. Anyway, I am quite concerned about mold and mildew. He told me that the building used permashield wall board that was water proof. He actually took out the medicine cabinet in the master bath to illustrate that there were stains, but no mildew and no dampness. It was indeed dry to the touch, but this wasn't the green Wonderboard that I had used in my home when remodeling a bathroom. The principal leak is in the 1/2 bath and there is a huge mirror on the wall which he is reluctant to remove to show me the wall. The leak in the ceiling in the 1/2 bath by this time has leached against the mirrored wall. He is trying to assure me that there will be no mildew or mold because of the waterproof nature of the sheetrock and that mildew grows in warmth and low air circulation. (His boss also said that the air circulation in the building was tremendous and would inhibit mildew.) He simply wants to scrape and repaint the ceiling. I have grave doubts about this: when he thought the leak had been fixed and made the first repair, he applied compound to the ceiling and it bubbled immediately. He said it was due to the cement ceiling being cold; I said it was still wet and it was indeed. Ok, so do I now believe him about the mold and mildew and not insist on a visual inspection of the mirrrored wall, or simply lawyer up and withhold rent because one of my rooms has been unusable for 3 weeks? By the way, this is an expensive upper East side "luxury" apartment building.
How do I fill a dip in a commercial roof?
We have a flat rubber roof on a small commercial building. Near the bottom there is a dip or belly that holds standing water and is now leaking and damaging the ceiling inside. Is there a product that can be poured to fill this void and make the area flat? We plan on going over the old rubber with a new rubber roof or a roll roofing but are not sure how to fill the void.
Laundry Room Flooding Problem
When I wash clothes in my laundry room it floods my living room, and my kitchen sinks won't drain. I have had 2 plumbers come out and they dont tell me anything, but your sink is holding water which apparently I already knew! Obviously, it would be hard without being here to look, but what is your take (or guess) on this? What could be the problem?
How can I seal my basement to keep it from leaking?
I have a basement wall that has been leaking for years. It is built out of poured concrete floor and cinderblock walls. It is underground about six feet in depth. Outside it has a concrete skirting 8-12 feet around three sides. We have tried using KILZ on the inside wall several times. I feel that it will have to be resealed from the outside. Looking for options and opinions. The size of the basement is 60 feet wide and 120 feet long.
What are Those Stains on my Basement Walls?
When I purchased my Baton Rouge home last year - all the walls were covered with fresh paint. This year - however - brown stains have appeared on my basement walls. The stains seem to come from small amounts of water that are seeping through pockmarks in the walls. I've never seen this before and I don't know what to do about it. Can you help?
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