Traps in the general area?Awesome. Quick, easy fix. That's what you want every time!
On an unrelated note, I have a squirrel in my eaves. I have some questionable wood on decorative beams, and in all this snow, the squirrels took the time to make a hole. There's no way I can reasonably change out the wood with the snow the way it currently is, any suggestions?
I thought I'd put heavy duty rat poison in the hole, plenty of it, and slap a piece of treated 3/4 inch plywood over the bad section until I can get to it in better weather. The rat poison dries them out, so they don't stink. And, in the cold weather, it likely won't stink anyway. I'm hoping the worst of it is gone by spring, and there isn't a stink.
Thoughts?
I am a field supervisor for a water damage restoration company. What type of flooring do you have in the master bathroom? If it's tile or vinyl it needs to be removed. The glue or thin set will lock moisture into the sub floor. While it will eventually dry out you run the risk of mold or rot. Who knows how long it has been slow leaking before it finally gave way. Also, just putting fans on the ceiling drywall may or may not dry it all the way through. Plus you have to worry about all the framing in between the two floors, not to mention the backside of the drywall. If it doesn't dry all the way through it will mold. I have seen it way to many times. My advice is to put in a claim. Depending on who your insurance company is, they should have a couple companies they use for water damage. If that restoration company does program work for your insurance then if they miss something or mess up repairs, they have to fix it on their dime or risk the insurance company dropping them. All work is guaranteed. Just from the sound of it, the demo and drydown alone will definitely go over your deductible. This is just my advice.Fucking $5 wax ring failed and my toilet in my master bedroom is leaking down to the first floor. Time to cut open the ceiling!
Couple of things:I am a field supervisor for a water damage restoration company. What type of flooring do you have in the master bathroom? If it's tile or vinyl it needs to be removed. The glue or thin set will lock moisture into the sub floor. While it will eventually dry out you run the risk of mold or rot. Who knows how long it has been slow leaking before it finally gave way. Also, just putting fans on the ceiling drywall may or may not dry it all the way through. Plus you have to worry about all the framing in between the two floors, not to mention the backside of the drywall. If it doesn't dry all the way through it will mold. I have seen it way to many times. My advice is to put in a claim. Depending on who your insurance company is, they should have a couple companies they use for water damage. If that restoration company does program work for your insurance then if they miss something or mess up repairs, they have to fix it on their dime or risk the insurance company dropping them. All work is guaranteed. Just from the sound of it, the demo and drydown alone will definitely go over your deductible. This is just my advice.
Pull up the toilet and see if you can tell what is going on. The replacement flange parts are super cheap if it's just the flange being broken whereas the plumber will charge you over $100 to just do the same thing you'll end up doing.Hope this isn't going to be the same thing Brando is going through, but it is bathroom and water related. Basically I thought that my toilet was leaking and it was the seal between the tank and the bowl, so replaced those out. But recently there has been some additional water showing up around the toilet. My concern now is that a couple of the tiles around the toilet I can step on and water will squeeze out to the surface. Crappy (haha) pic attached for reference (spoiled because they were a little big).
My next thought is to pull up the toilet and replace whatever seal / fitting is in between there, but it doesn't fix my concern with the water under the tiles. I'm also about 90% sure this is the ceiling of the basement closet underneath my master bathroom / toilet. Get a little turned around walking down the stairs, looping back around, through the garage, etc...
Who the hell do I call for this? Just a plumber? One year later and still feel like a noob to this owning a home BS.