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Even if you repair this you have to fix the humidity issue. Need proper venting, heating. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
A new top is in order. The underside of that laminate is particle board. It doesn't do well in damp locations. You may find there is water getting to it around the base of the faucet. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I don’t believe you’re gonna be fixing it with weights and more moisture. Caulking will absolutely nothing in this situation. I have tried something like this before, and the gap was only 1/4inch. Of course the half-inch screws ripped right out of the MDF cabinet with in a week. And the construction adhesive did absolu... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
They should've sealed the particle board under the counter so it wouldn't swell like that. That's what I would recommend when you replace. It's water damage that can't be fixed. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That can't be fixed. I cannot see the material (MDF?). Regardless, it's badly water-damaged.
I built a "temporary" countertop for my GF's place. I used a single piece of large-format porcelain tile. For something the size of your countertop, it could be as cheap as $25. Anyway, it looks so good that it's now "perma... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
While I would build a new vanity... something that small will be pretty cheap to just buy at the blue/orange stores. A few hundred dollars, perhaps. You only need common hand tools to replace that. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Your countertop is warped from all of the moisture in the bathroom. It must not be properly vented. It's time to replace the entire vanity. Buying a replacement countertop, sink, and fixtures can be almost as expensive as just buying a new vanity. Go with a solid core top like quartz. I like the look and feel of natura... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
New counter top for sure. Don’t mess around with repairing it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Get a new cabinet with a solid countertop. Does not need to be expensive, just avoid the particle board. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Seems like the inner pipes and valves that supply water to the basin tap had issues. They are sometimes located behind the drawers so some people even didn't know they existed.
I would just get everything out from that cabinet and check if there is any visible leak from those pipes. If you see or touch the other side ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Those kinds of counters are basically paper mâche with a sticker on it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Moisture and not properly mounted | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Cheap wood and moisture | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Looks like water damage. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Spicy tacos | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
it looks like water damage in the photos on the far right side underneath.
only option is to replace. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Seal the next one with a couple coats of polyurethane before you remove the old one. Happens a to lot of kitchen & bathroom press board and MDF countertops when the leading bottom edge, sides/ends isn't mica'd or sealed around sinks and dishwashers. Planned obsolescence. Bad contractors & unknowing homeowners. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Looks like water damage from seepage | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
What happen? You soak that counter is water or something? It looks like its the chip board stuff they make that's cheap and really good for dry environments. Get it wet though and it sucks up the water like crazy, expands and will start to deteriorate. Guessing your sink might be an under counter one that isn't sealed ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Uri Geller of mdf?
Its 100% moisture. Like everyone says.
Likely no sealing where water splashed when using sink, around back or side. Could also be steam etc if bathroom not ventilated
Only fix is to replace. When you rip counter off you will see if need to replace the bottom also. Bathroom sealant, silicone ideal... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Humidity in the bathroom. Use the vent fan regularly. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Get a new one and seal the bottom, might be able to straighten like above stated but might want to add some strips to help keep it flat, but after all that time effort, it might not last and have to buy one anyway, just do it feom the start, see about sealing or painting bare board and a exhaust fan may help | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
You need to improve your aim | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Moisture is the essence of wetness | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Someone doesn’t have the fan on when showering | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That’s the issue with the house. We rent, the house has had issues with ventilation but the landlord is crooked. Appreciate some great feedback. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That's deep | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
And wetness is the essence...of beauty | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
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Others have touched base on it, but just make sure it's not a hidden issue other than the obvious. Look under the cabinent and make sure the damage isn't something underlying, like a leaking supply line, sink not caulked properly, a failed exhaust fan/improper cfms, or could be just a cheap old product, that the outer ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah, we rent, and this house is built the exact same, if not worse than a double wide trailer😂 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That’s the corner where humidity + cheap materials meet. I still don’t understand why manufacturers use that material in bathroom settings | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
You can buy granite countertops with sink cut-outs that go onto your existing cabinet. They're not too too expensive and are fairly easy to install (if you're mildly handy).
You can also go to a granite company and see if they have any offcuts or left over pieces and have them cut a sink hole for you.
Do NOT put marb... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
The cause is most likely a poor seal between the sink and or taps, and the countertop surface, not excess humidity in the room. The surface of the countertop will be uneven around the perimeter of the sink, caused by swelling.
Looking up at the countertop from inside the cabinet will also confirm this.
Replacing the ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Replace the particle board with a somthing Like a stone sink granite works well but ceramic or porcelain work nice also | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Gotta be removed but a way to prevent this is to vynal wrap the top over the edges so water don't touch it | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Okay, so…
Just bought a home and have a local doing my yardwork. With that said, I also need my roof blowed, and in the winter, I’ll need it shoveled.
He doesn’t own a business, he’s just a local guy helping out.
Do I have liability, here? What if he gets hurt? Is there a way where I can escape liability?
| r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Find out whether he has insurance. If not, your homeowner liability insurance will probably have to pay. You will definitely be better off hiring someone who is insured. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
You could make a contract and get it notarized and have him sign it but if you were like a neighbor I offered to do some basic stuff for and you told me I had to sign something like that, I’d tell you to do it yourself lol | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Your homeowner's insurance probably contains coverage for "casual labor". | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
your homeowners will normally have a very high, like a million dollar, coverage should a worker sue you. I worked black market jobs on and off most of my life, never any lawsuits. Although this one multi-millionaire had 2 russian pit bulls, one of which took a chunk out of the back of my calf, I should have sued that f... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
also never front these guys any money, go to the lumberyard with them if you have to, and don't pay ahead on the job. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Where do people need their roofs shoveled & the leaves blown off of them? Is your roof flat? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
If you are ASKING a random in the neighborhood to go up on a ladder and blow (...leaves?) And shovel snow off your roof, you are liable and better review your insurance policy.
If your mission is to still get that work done by a neighbour who seems to just be someone willing to help you out and you are actively trying... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
He’s paid and it’s a vacation home I don’t live at
Zero reason to call me a piece of garbage. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah, totally avoiding that.
Hes a family friend and is local (it’s a vacation home I’m rarely at).
If I’m liable, I’ll just hire it done.
Was just an easy way for him to oversee the home and help me out and line his pockets at the same time | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Northern Michigan where we get 80 inches of snow annually and 1-2 feet of leaves in the fall.
You’ve never heard of a roof shovel? That much weight on the roof with the heat running can do some damage as the snow melts, re-Ices, etc.
Not to mention the dam build ups in the gutters.
We’re talking tons and tons of wei... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Thanks! I’ll look | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Trying to Avoid liability if someone gets hurt working for you is garbage... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Because I want to ensure I’m covered in a situation where both me and the worker are collaborating in good faith?
And yeah, the work isn’t strenuous. Maybe I don’t want to get sued if he trips because he didn’t tie his shoes?
And where did I say he was “random?” It’s a family friend who’s unemployed and needs the mon... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
This is a joke right? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Keep moving those goal posts because you decided to be an asshole without having all of the information!
Literally have been talking to my family friend about this and there’s 0 shenanigans happening. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Listen guv... Use all the internet buzzwords and lingo you want... you wrote, and im quoting here, scroll up and see what you said: "Is there a way I can escape liability" I didnt decide to be an asshole because I didnt have all the information... I responded to the question you asked but you didnt like the answer
Sou... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Hi everyone. I need your honest opinion on the kitchen Faucet I installed today. I'm not sure if I'm over thinking it, but I was going for the stainless/black appliances, but I guess if you don't see the appliances behind it, I feel it might look a little alone as is. I wanted to see some other opinions just to see if ... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I would have gone for stainless and a much lower profile. It doesn’t look right with the half wall there. Those large profile faucets are meant for full walls behind the faucet. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
the issue is the crappy sink | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Do the damn dishes before taking photos for the internet. Ain’t got no sense | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Where did the skull come from in the last picture? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Welcome back to the 90’s only this time decorated with Dollar General gadgets. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Wow, lots of really snobbish responses! This is a real kitchen used by a real family. I like it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
lol my very first thought 😂 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Thank you all. My wife was being too nice about it. Lol I needed some real responses. You all have judged well 🙏 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I think you might want to consider a pantry next. All that shit on the counters and on top of the fridge would drive me absolutely bonkers. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
The black faucet is making your kitchen look even more dated than it did before, sorry. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Thanks! I was asking for it though lol. I don't even take it to heart. The sink is something I can still change. A truthful response is a valued one. Better it be blatantly put then someone saying it looks nice when they don't really mean it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Sorry for my poor Internet etiquette photos 🥹 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
If I changed the stainless portion to something newer, do you think the faucet would work? Or would the rest of the surrounding area still throw it off? Kinda like putting flashy rims on a beater car lol | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Change the sink, keep the faucet or change stainless and faucet all together? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
It's all fine, don't change anything until you're ready for a bigger remodel | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
The rest of the surrounding area is just not a color scheme that looks amazing with black, so no. You'd have to revise the countertops and all tile if you want to introduce black to this kitchen. It wants clean contrasts, not these mottled, earthy midtones. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
Thanks. And I plan on doing more in the future. But what color scheme might you recommend for what I'm going with? We do need to do the countertops etc soon | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
White subway tile backsplash. Black or white countertop. Hardware and matching decorative light fixture either centered or over the sink, in brass for either countertop or in black for black countertops only. White or checkerboard or wood floor. White floor tiles should match white backsplash tile and white counter... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
Going to be installing quartz shower wall panels and curious if waterproofing with red gard or similar is needed?
It’s a remodel and the previous Sheetrock was green board.
Will adhesive stick to red gard walls well enough to keep the panels up? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I used Hydroban, it’s more expensive and more difficult to get locally than Redguard. I used based on tilecoach YT videos. Zero regrets or issues three years later. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I use a waterproof backer board and just seal the joints and nail holes. 100% waterproof. Go Board or something similar you can purchase at one of the big flooring stores. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Hi, yesterday I pulled the laminate flooring to find some wood under, at the same height as some subfloor, is this a plank subfloor or can it hardwood floors?
And in the case it is hardwood flooring, what should I check/do to have as floor?
I am not concerned for the difference as I will be building an interior wall wh... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
It looks like hardwood flooring to me. Can’t put a finger on type though. Looks like work was needed on the one side and it was cheaper to put down new laminate than add more and refinish. Looks like work was done sometime in mid-late 2021 by the production date on the particle board. You could possible reach out to ol... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That looks like cherry | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
The fact that it's finished wood points to it being flooring. But it's odd that the boards are all uniform in size and arranged in that regular pattern. I'd like to see what the full floor looks like. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I was thinking maple but yeah, probably cherry. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I'm in Denmark, the house is from the 60s if that helps. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
There was a water damage, the insurance of the previous owner redid the floors there, and since the previous owner had this grey laminate, they just fixed it for the laminate. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
It seems to be directly screwed to the joists below.
https://preview.redd.it/8it01uiu8njd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf6e64971ebf9c5888fe55dbb8083de0a555479b | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I think maple | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
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also there s a slight gap between the bearing support and beam 😔 of course the other members of the builtup beam are tight and sppporting otherwise the gap would made the beam sunk. any help /advices are appreciated. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
If it works, leave it (old houses built to different codes. If no issues, it's fine, but bear in mind)
If its new, get the person to fix at their cost.
Im no expert in this matter tho | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Add another jack stud or build a new beam with proper bearing | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
lally column under that end of the beam?
A oversized 1/4" steel plate extending a little along the length of the beam? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Add another stud under it, long as you catch bearing under that stud | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Board stretcher | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Could you sister the column under the beam, to effectively extend it? Full height, transferring load to the concrete footing (as well as laterally into the column).
(Just an amateur homeowner's take ... not idea if that would be code) | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
probably works OK but its new so have to fix. thank you❤️ | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
yeah, looks lke a nother jack stud wll be easiest fix. thank you👍 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
steelplate sounds cool. that will hold the bearing members tight 😊 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
yes,sounds like going for this. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
yeah likely going that way, extending the bearing bit more into the beam. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
had to google that and still puzzled, even such thing existed, the beam had been nailed dead already 😂😂 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Taking old plasterboard off and discovered this damage. This is a load bearing extension wall. The floor underneath this area is also visibly slanted. Only suggesting cavity wall tie failure because the mortgage surveyor wrote in the report that one exists and didn’t specify where.
Is this a serious issue? How do I go... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I’m just a homeowner without any construction background.
If that’s a load bearing wall, I’d get a structural engineer out there. I don’t know what’s above it, but it’s literally missing bricks and falling apart.
The structural engineer should not be tied to a
Foundation company. That way you get an unbiased assessm... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
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