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Re: Vent Here... June 21, 2013 06:48PM |
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Re: Vent Here... July 22, 2013 04:20PM |
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Re: Vent Here... August 08, 2013 06:25PM |
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Re: Vent Here... August 08, 2013 08:42PM |
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Hopefully you didn't lose anything essential. I just got done ripping out an improperly built basement wall (as you know) cuz it had black mold on it and no vapor barior and no insulation. The dumbass who lived here before I did built a wall that was made of 2X2 untreated pine and cheap ass wallboard instead of real drywall. The 2X2 pine was screwed to the cement floor using standard screws. So they rusted of course, and the wood acted like a sponge every time it rained. Because it was behind the wallboard we couldn't see the mold growing but eventually the smell was too much. I tore it down and revealed black mold and holes in the foundation as big as my fist! I patched up all the holes, killed the mold, painted it with Drilock paint (Great stuff) and now it's remained bone dry even during recent storms. So now I gotta rebuild using treated 2X4 on the base 2X4 on the walls and moisture resistant drywall going back up. Hooray! A project that I thought would be a 200 dollar one ended up being 1000 after I saw the extent and had to rebuild completely.
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Re: Vent Here... August 09, 2013 01:37PM |
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Lessoned learned tho......get yourself a decent wet-vac (or shop-vac as they called in some circles). Makes the water removal a much quicker and easier process. You never know when you'll need it but, trust and believe you'll be thankful if you do. It was the 2nd time Eye had a flood in the basement and that 1st time, trying to get the water out without it was a pain in the azz!