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Just add a layer to fill the cavity. Looks like good rockwool from here, | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
If this is an exterior wall, I'd be asking why there's only 2x4 insulation. In a 2x6 wall.
If it's not an exterior wall, just leave it. It's fine for a bit of noise reduction and fire suppression. It would be better if it was the proper thickness but very low risk. Most homes don't have insulation in partition Walls | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Keep it. You can add another layer by the looks of it if you need more R-value. But Rockwool is an awesome thing to have - fire rated, moisture resistant, sound proofing, etc. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Exactly, Rockwool is some of the best insulation. Bugs and mice also don’t like it (unlike pink fiberglass insulation) | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Add a layer of r13 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Why'd you tear the drywall down? Everything there looks like it was just done recently | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Rockwool for additional sound deadening | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
If you want to downgrade, sure.
Google Crossroads or SPI or any industrial insulation supplier, look at the cost of rockwool, then realize you've got a great product. But also remember, mineral wool is best used for keeping heat contained, not cold cool. Super weird to me seeing that product used there in a residential... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I replace fiberglass with rockwool. Rockwood is the upgrade. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Insulation is created by dead air. R value is r value. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
only if it is moldy | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Add R-15 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
It a lot easier to do it during the reno, yes. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Removed as a duplicate post | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I found this behind the water heater in my apartment is it asbestos or fiber glass? What is it and what do I do now? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Looks like fiberglass to me. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ok and what level of fucked am I? It was found behind the water heater which is located in my closet which is located in my bedroom. Does everything have to go? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
It's insulation for the waterheater. Put it back. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Is it not unsafe just sitting there like that?? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Level 0. Just leave it there | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ok is it not unsafe just sitting there exposed like that? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
How exposed is it? The picture makes it look like its inside/behind something | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
My bf took it out and put it in a plastic bag, he found it and said it was just sitting behind the water heater. So it’s basically just loose insulation inside a plastic bag. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Don’t stick your face in it but no it’s fine | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
It was probably there to insulate the water heater. "Exposed" fiberglas is no issue if it isn't distrurbed. They commonly leave fibreglass exposed in area that people don't use often, like attics or basements, or in this case; behind a water heater | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Just clean really well. The stuff is nasty and makes you itchy. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Also I am not an expert just a diy person. If you are really concerned it’s not hard to get tested. Just from my experience it looks like fiberglass. Asbestos insulation looks like little brown rocks. And the stuff they used on pipes and heaters was a white chalky looking material | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ok is it mostly just irritation? Like nothing too bad? I have a three year old and he didn’t go near it but I’m just extra concerned because I do have a child. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ok | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ah ok. My bf was looking behind the water heater because our hamster got out of her cage, he thought she went behind it but instead found the fiberglass! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Ya you don’t want to eat it or really breathe the dust. I would keep it away from kids and pets. Personally that still makes me nervous even if it’s safer than asbestos. It’s still not good to eat or mess with. I would put it back clean, and encapsulate the area to keep kids and pets out. It’s a commonly used insulatio... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Yeah that’s what I plan to do. Thank you! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Not fucked at all, it's just insulation. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
It's fine, just itches the crap out of you | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Looks like aged fiberglass. Just don't rub it on your bare skin. Unless you want to get itchy. Not at all close to asbestos. Pretty good insulation performance. Good for water heater efficiency. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Long story short but we are adding a primary suite on top of an existing extension, and redoing the space in the existing extension itself (which is where our kitchen and main living space are). We have a formal living room, so this space serves more as a family room.
As part of the initial plans we were going to ext... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
So the up stairs part of the Reno (bathroom bedroom) is going to feel those 2.5 ft a lot, (bathrooms and closets, benefit from every inch you can spare). Without knowing more about the design and how you use your space, I can’t really say if it would be worth the hassle and extra cost or not. But it sounds like you are... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I'm considering renovating the floor at home, but I'm unsure about how to achieve a good result and whether it's even possible to get a good outcome. I haven't done this kind of job myself before, but I'm comfortable renting a floor sander and figuring out the rest from Google and YouTube.
Pictures are attached. The f... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I use that type of wood to starve my camp fires. Your using it as flooring? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
This looks like subflooring to me, meant to have another layer placed atop it, that’s why irregular gaps weren’t considered an issue and it wasn’t “finished” with any sealant. But hard to say. How old is your home where in the world are you located? That might give us better idea about the floors true condition. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
The apartment was built in 1959, in Norway.
I also realize now that the image including the raw material was not included. This version obviously has some white pigmentet oil. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Well you will likely need to consider filler if you stain it same time as the floor it should give a uniform look that makes gaps less noticeable. If you lived somewhere hot I’d be less worried about the gaps but where you are feels like an insulation/drafts issue. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
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with stone always no chemicals. Just mini wash or sandblast. only 2 options | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
A wire brush! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
That's what I thought, I didn't want to discolor it because I already see some discoloration (I think dish detergent or something maybe I am not sure what old owner did here) and there is algae in some area as well. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Any soap/lube/cleaner because I don't want wire brush to put scratches that will just collect more dirt, I am not sure if there are different grades of wire brushes even. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
You are right, don’t use a steel brush, get a brass brush.
50/50 muriatic acids, light touch,do a sample first. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Like every basement, mine is cold in the winter. The main floor furnace (and a/c) also supplies the heat (and cooling) to basement. So, it’s 80 degrees on the main level and 70 degrees in basement.
I’m considering a complete redo of the basement using tile flooring with heating coils underneath. I’m hoping if this wi... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
you will need to insulate the subfloor, and make it stout enough to tile over, otherwise you will be heating the core of the earth. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Considering the Ditra membrane for insulation. My concern is if the floor heat radiates will be enough to actually warm the entire space? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
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Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to add text and pictures at the same time.
We're adding a door to a load bearing wall in between 2 rooms. Our contractor built this header. My husband is concerned about the gap between the header and jack stud (pic 1-2) and that the header is sitting on the door frame itself at some s... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I agree.
Should be a 3/8” gap between top of door frame and the header.
Recut the studs and move the header up 3/8”s | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Thank you!
He is saying it’s because he has to connect the door with the header. Do you even have to connect it to the header like that or only to the jack studs? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
IMO
3/8” gap on the top and shims.
Also- the rough open of the framing wasn’t levelled very well. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Jamb being tight to the header is 100% fine.
18 Gauge brad nails with no shims, 100% not okay. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
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We bought a fixer upper, the house currently has 3 bathrooms only 1 full bathroom (shower only). There is a powder room off the main foyer and a second bathroom tucked in the back by the kids play area. The house was originally designed by the previous owner for the kids playroom to have a full bathroom and walkout clo... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
No. I wouldn't. Without seeing ghe rest of the house, I can't offer a better placement. But just no if it isnt plumbed correctly and looks janky, remove it | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
If it's not water friendly, that seems like your answer! If you want a firmer answer, you could always ask whomever will be staying in the room the most often if they'd ever use it (or if you would ever use it).
Personally I think there are much better uses for the space, you could put a small desk there, a bookshelf... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Thanks. There seems to be a fad for bedroom soakers “luxury”. But with us installing a tub in a bathroom on the main floor for our kid to use. Thinking it’s not worth keeping | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Thanks! My parents stayed in the room for 10 days and I don’t think they used it once | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Since it isn’t plumbed up to code I’d either have it plumbed to code or take out/move it. You don’t want the problems this diy drain situation is gonna cause long run.
You have bathroom downstairs off the “playroom” that you’re currently working on that is getting tub shower, another full bathroom somewhere with a sh... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
The bathroom upstairs with the shower is extremely small, no space for a tub. The three bedrooms are all upstairs with the bathroom at the top of the stairs. The powder room is small and right at the entry way, designed for day visitors etc. I’m ok not keeping the soaker, but it seems to be a bit of a luxury fad to hav... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I’m ok with the tub / shower downstairs. It’s not by the bedrooms but eventually we will convert that location into a first floor master if we live here long enough and our kid grows out of needing a play area. I want our kid to be able to bath and get ready for bed on the main floor while I’m cooking dinner and if he... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
also with the slanted ceiling above, it is hard to get into for a tall person!
i would remove it.
Maybe re-install it somewhere else? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
a tub on the first floor is fine. especially sine most people use the shower 10x as often as the tub. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I certainly agree with it feeling odd. The soaker tub over looking views gives Air BNB vibes more than Family Home. So unless you’re gonna start renting out your guest room I’d suggest removing it. But do try to get something for it, tub should get you some money back, which can help with costs to redo the room back to... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
If you don’t have a deck where else you gonna put it? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
We don’t want a soaker tub on the deck either. Either it stays where it is or we take it out and sell it / donate it | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
No. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
There’s your answer! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Yes! It's be fun for your guest | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Redoing the garage a bit but not sure what these water hookups are. Maybe to a whole house filter? 🤷♂️ | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
gonna guess they are natural gas lines and since there's no shut off maybe they just bridged them. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Might be black iron gas line with a flexible line put in instead of a T that was there before. That extension cord laying over it makes by rear pucker a bit. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Yeah; ima move those cords when I get home lol
Well then what the heck is that small plastic thing sticking out beside the right flexible piping? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I'mma go out on a limb here. That plastic nub thing on the end looks like it's 1/2 inch, so it could honestly be anything. Though I don't think it's gas-related because of that nib. Most likely some kind of retrofitted drain or something. Which leads me to my next conclusion.
Firing from the hip, it looks like a cold ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
A bit? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
A valve stem? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
White Teflon tape offers evidence you're right.. that's for water.
Yellow tape is for gas connections | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
This is for a Water softener. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Yeah that too. Didn't bother mentioning it. I'm pretty sure that nipple on the wall is for the heater's drain line leading outside for easier maintenance
Which is pretty cool/smart | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
This is for a water softener, you can see what Im gonna guess is the drain for the brine on the right. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Plumbing Slinky... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
An alternative pathway for cycling the water through the water heater while cleaning it? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
it DOES look like the proper spacing for a gas meter! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
That looked like connection for a water softener. One side from the city, to the water softener, to the other end, your house/water heater. The plastic barb is probably for drainage from the effluent backwash of the softener. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
*Probably* they removed a water softener and used this water heater flex pipe to splice the pipe. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Prob used to have a Water Softener system there. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
That’s a bypass on a water softener stub out. The barb sticking out on the right is the drain hookup. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Water softener connections | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
It could be the overflow drain for the brine tank (part of water softener system). Its hard to tell from your pictures. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Hello everyone!
My partner and I purchased a home several months ago and we don't like the floors in the kitchen. We're looking to upgrade the flooring but we noticed a sizeable dip in the floor. (looking at about a half inch dip) Due to this, we know we're not able to place LVP as flooring. We've been suggested to ei... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
We had the same problem and I used Ardex Feather Finish on our kitchen floor. Then we used a quality membrane and installed COREtec 100% waterproof LVP. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
ohh okay! So it wasn't too bad for you overall? How were the results? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
Outstanding results... absolutely flat. I borrowed my friend's 48" concrete bull float trowel in order to fill the depression and feather the Ardex. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
I may just do that in that case! I was really worried at first when I noticed the dip but my buddy said that you got the best case here that you're house is properly built. It's just built a bit differently. So hearing others having similar experiences gives me a bit of hope! Thank you! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
What kind of subfloor do you have resting on the floor joists? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-21-08 |
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