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Agreed on the odd stains being along the grout lines. They’re wet. I’m not sure how it would be coming from the ground - the stains are most prominent a grout line below the shower head, fairly high up on the wall. It’s an external wall and no signs of damp anywhere else. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Sorry, autocorrect changed grout to ground. I meant grout.
I did a bunch of edits to be more clear. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Ha! That makes more sense. I wondered the same. Grout itself seems solid. No cracks / holes. Good thickness. They’ve had a tiler out and they agreed that the grout looks fine. The arm of the shower head is loose, so I wonder if the connection between that and the pipe hasn’t been tightened properly, hence a slow leak t... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
One way to find out. I know when I finished my basement, that shower head arm was so hard to install without a leak. I must have tried 6-8 times before I got it right.
Fortunately, the backside of the shower wall with the shower head was the mechanical room so I could easily see the leak.
But if there is a leak, wat... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
That’s good to know. I agree on the grout lines. Above the shower head is clear, they start below the shower head which makes me think it must be something to do with that. Will try and work out how to get the shower head off and go from there. Unfortunately this is on a solid external wall, so could end up being a big... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
There's a product you can buy that screws into the shower arm and plugs it. That way, you can turn the water on and not be sprayed with water. Plumbers use it to test the shower plumbing lines.
If you remove the shower head, the aesthetical collar, and install that plug/cap, if you turn the water on and jam a piece of... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
You should get some opinions from local roofers. You might also ask /r/roofing | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
What exactly are you wanting from /r/Renovations? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Hi guys, currently on with a dormer, I’ve done several before but always fitted standard shape pvc windows, 2m x 1m with two top openers. I was wondering if anybody has any full height windows fitted to a dormer, maybe without openers, just wanting something a bit different this time. Please post pics if you can. Thank... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
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When I was using a prybar to remove the baseboards during a diy drywall repair, one of my studs was wiggling and loose from the floor and looks like it’s been chewed through at the bottom.
Is this something that’s easy to DIY, or should I not risk it with anything structural and call a professional? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Picture isn’t clear enough to tell if the bottom is rotted off or if it never actually was long enough.
Either way one stud is not a big deal and you can brace it yourself. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Is there a way you'd recommend I brace it? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
If the bottom is sound I would just put in cedar shims to firm it up. Otherwise, sandwich 3’ or so of 2x4 on each side of it screwed down tight. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
go to home depot, get a galvanized L bracket where the simpson strong ties are. install the bracket between the floor and the stud. you might need longer screws to find some strong wood to screw into the floor if it was water damaged. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Hi I recently purchased a “recently renovated” home about 3 weeks ago. Sadly I got to experience east coast tropical storms shortly after but nevertheless I have noticed this water damage in my garage. Above this area is a door to a second floor deck. The room is completely finished above with laminate flooring. Aft... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I realize I can’t link a video in here. On this comment I’ll link more pictures. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Just make another post and add a link here
But OSB (painted white here) around the door will suck up water and deteriorate almost as fast as MDF. It's a poor finish material. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Ok I didn’t want to clog up the sub with the same post over and over | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Link to [updated post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Renovations/s/zeLihuA04i) with more pictures | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
From those other photos, it looks like the leak has been going on longer than the last tropical storm.
If I read your post correctly, there is a deck above that door?
The usual culprit in that case is lack of, or incorrectly/poorly installed flashing at the ledger board. I've seen, many times, ledger boards that were... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I had a feeling that the deck was the issue as well. I only noticed the water damage after the storm. It’s not had this discoloration until very recently <2 weeks. The deck is relatively new I’ll link a picture | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
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A close up of the same spot | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
If the deck is relatively new but was a rebuild, it could be that whomever did the rebuild didn't use flashing because it wasn't previously flashed. I'm guessing, but I've seen some things over the years. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Also love the username. Brings be back to Great Lakes reading that. Is there anything I can do to seal this up without seriously invasive work? I can pull boards on the deck no problem but I didn’t want to pull flooring etc | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
It appears that the ledger is flashed, but the bottom isn't. The bottom board that appears to be holding up the joists should have been flashed as well. Water can run between it and the ledger and down behind the siding.
As an aside, in my jurisdiction, that deck wouldn't pass Code because joist hangers haven't been u... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Alright that settles it for me then. In the future I’ll tear out the deck and do it properly with a set of stairs as well. In the meantime I can try to cover the area with some plastic until I can put together plans to build a new deck. Either that or hire a company to do it for me | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
If you are into DIY, it's a relatively "easy" project if you have some basic tools. You might want to contact your local building department to determine their requirements regarding a permit. In my area, a four foot deep concrete footing is required for the posts, and if you don't get it inspected, and you get caught,... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Awesome. Thanks for all the info | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
No problem. Good luck. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Ok, we just started a major home renovation, and as part of that will end up replacing most of our furniture. We're doing well financially, and can afford nice stuff, BUT, our kids are 10 & 7, and still treat everything like it's playground equipment.
We are past the IKEA stage, but not yet at Restoration. What are so... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Gus Modern,EQ3,CB2.... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I got a living room set from some upper middle class people on Facebook market place lol. 2 lazy boy chairs and a nice Ashley Furniture couch for $450. The timing was perfect and I don't worry about them getting wrecked every time my kids play The Floor Is Lava.
If I had to do it brand new, I was looking at Lovesac. I... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
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I am currently planning a timber frame extension, which will have three faces with brick slips. I'm trying to work out a suitable backer board that they can be applied to.
Would a ['Fibre Cement Exterior Grade Construction Backer Board'](https://www.cladco.co.uk/fixings-and-accessories/fibre-cement-construction-backin... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I have a very large (beloved) dresser that I can't get around the lower turn of my staircase. Is it crazy to try to remove the railing and then put it back? It looks like it can just be unscrewed. It would probably ruin some of the paint but they need to be redone anyway. My main worry is that it wouldn't go back on th... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
What’s shown looks quite removable. Is other end bolted ad well? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Yes the other side is the same!
https://preview.redd.it/a3vgi2k2e3jd1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d04c72b077c4ef562e76c57fc163b833e928423c | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I think the biggest risk (aside from falling off/down the stairs) is to the finish on the railing and the wall. It looks like a lot has been painted over and the rail could pull big sections of paint and possible some drywall or plaster if it’s really stuck.
For me, patching paint/walls wouldn’t be a huge deal but you... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
if you remove it, someone will likely fall down that drop.
why not remove it for the hour or two you are working there, and then immediately screw it back on? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Advice on piping
New home owner
I just moved into a house and have some silly questions - can anyone explain both pictures? Is the second one the sewage system? The clean out?
The pipe in the wall I have no idea where it leads to. I check all around the front of the house (where it’s leading) and see nothing outside.... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Hi! I don’t have a great imagination and need to see things visually before deciding if I like them or not. I’d love to play around with some ideas myself and was wondering if there was any software you’d recommend? I’d love to upload an image of say my kitchen and see what it’d look like if I, for example, added an is... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I use sweet home 3D it's free | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Thank you!! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
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You ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
From my previous post linked in comments here are additional pictures of the damage. | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Link to [original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Renovations/s/YAwnRVsZEB) | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
I work at this cheap family fun center, and these are the walls right behind me. They’re beat up beyond repair and I need to get them fixed. The walls have been like this for 2 years minimum and I’m so tired of them looking like trash. Can you help me fix them, cover them, mask them, disguise them, do SOMETHING to them... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
What’s that the size of a 38 revolver slug…just saying | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
It used to be where a fire extinguisher hung, but the teenagers picked at it until it fell off. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Some tape & all purpose mud might work, I just patched similar holes. Could probably get it all from Home Depot or whatever for 30 or less | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
There are cheap stick on wall tile things. Since you have no budget and you need to do it quickly. You might be able to find a color/pattern that isn't too ugly. Dollar Tree has them. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Little metallic wall patch, then skim with sheetrock mud…couple of times, lightly sand and paint. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Cheap bondo if you don't wanna use tape and do it right, sander down coat of paint and give it a slap? Wait maybe even that spray foam crap might work after sanding. Just trying to think of ways to do it and wrong and still look good for a few weeks lol | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
looks like it is a high use area. I would advise adding a wainscotting of actual wood, and stain it so when it gets dinged it does not look bad immediately | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Honestly this is probably the best answer. I could fix these for less than $30 with a wide putty knife and a big tub of joint compound but drywall work is an art that takes a few practice tries before you’re anywhere near serviceable, and bad drywall work won’t look much better than it does now. A stick on wallpaper or... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I would probably put FRP or something of similar durability since it’s in an area that gets beat up regularly. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Absolutely. I have done enough drywall that I could patch that and it wouldn't horrible. There's a ton of different stick on products that would work. Those hexagon things are the way to go but OP won't see our comments so oh well I guess haha. Those hexagon stick on things in a few shades of blue would look ok and... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
In short, this is a vinyl sheet floor, but the subfloor under tilts towards the tub. I think I might be able to raise the vinyl sheet if I do it carefully, but how would I protect it to level it out?
Or do I just put three bottles of caulk down there and hope for the best? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Could glue a piece of plastic or pvc trim. Then fine caulk it | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
Block up the subfloor from below. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-16-08 |
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Can you elaborate? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
How long should I expect that to hold? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Am I going crazy or do you have the same flooring as OP? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Silicon sealer would do the trick. Get the white one that says bathrooms | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Good bead of siliconized caulk and a low profile vinyl trim. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
This is the best solution, either a piece of pvc shoe moulding, or if you can find a piece of pvc base board with the same profile as the existing base board you could cope it to existing baseboard. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Basement? Crawlspace? Dining room ceiling? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
So I'm not the only one doing a double take here. Lol | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
What I was thinking exactly | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
This is just bizarre. It's not like a super normal floor or anything.
Like WTF? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Cove base or some silicone caulk would work | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Ha! Good eye. It’s Mannington Hive. Call me old fashioned- but I still love a sheet good in a bathroom, and it’s one of the few good residential quality sheet vinyls out there. Really nice squish, and a nice texture to it. Typically run about $6 a square foot so pricer than your builder grade stuff from the big box, bu... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Caulk | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
As long as you get good adhesion and there’s not big gaps where water can get behind it, it should last the life of the floor. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
It looks good in the pic, I thought it was tile at first. So easy to care for, I'd imagine. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I got a small aluminum angle rod and silicone into place. It looks slick but it matches the other hardware. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I kept scrolling back and forth, back and forth...lol | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Thats my big reason, detest scrubbing grout. And after having to rip out tile and replace the subfloor, this will be a hell of a lot easier to replace down the road. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I’ve responded with this solution appx 5 times over the last 2 weeks. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
lol I thought it was OP giving us an update for a minute | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Yup. Vinyl cove will cover it. I would caulk the crack first an then put the cove over it. It wont solve the slope issue but it should keep the water out and finish the edge nicer. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
It’s the same. I also do have that strip in the package haha. Just tbd on whether I want to use it. Home hardware special | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
1/4 round dude | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Oh, maybe get some double stick tape and see what it looks like first, without having to put it down permanently? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Bath mat | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Caulk it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I’d put put your caulk in it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I've used those twice, neither held more than a month. could be my fault. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I would definitely use a pvc cove or quarter round over this it would look nicer. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills here. Are you really asking us how to handle a 1/16” space between your tub and vinyl flooring? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Calking or a rubber trim | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
No more gaps | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Mannington has a few really nice designs, too. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
I would glue into place something like PVC door stop molding. It's small and thin, so it won't stick out. Glue it into place using either adhesive caulk, Liquid Nails, Gorilla Construction adhesive, or another brand of construction glue. Hold it down in place with some painter tape while the glue dries. Then after the ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
At the tile store they sell all colors of silicon grout. Get a color to match the tile so it looks like you grouted to the tube, that will also keep water out of there. After it dies it looks like grout, but flexible | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
Thick bead of tub surround by loctite | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-17-08 |
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