Bathroom flooded
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:01 am
I have a 2013 Southern Energy Double wide. My guest bath is basically just like a regular single wide hallway bath. I have OSB subfloors. A few months ago the kids left the bathroom running. I vacuumed it all up and ran fans. I assumed all was well.
Last week we decided to replace the carpet in the bedrooms with sheet vinyl. As you know, they run flooring under the walls in mobile homes. When we cut out the vinyl from the adjacent bathroom we saw black stuff on subfloor. I filed a claim with insurance and I haven't heard back yet.
At this point, I want to add that we experience the The Great Flood of 2016 in South Louisiana. Thankfully our subfloors did not get submerged. Insurance sent out a water remediation co and they pulled out the old insulation. They also ran fans under the home and dehumidifiers inside. We put up closed cell spray foam insulation.
Back to the bathroom, after some back and forth discussions on how to deal with the subfloor, we will spray mold killer on the subfloor. Prime it with mold killing primer. We will install peel and stick groutable tiles. I know this seems to not be a popular choice in this group but I would rather something stuck to the floor rather than floating vinyl. Plus, I want the look of real tiles since the rest of the house as wood look laminate or vinyl.
We also bought a 36" vanity from habitat from humanity new in box with counter top and sink for $250. It has drawers instead of cabinets.
Questions:
1. Do I need to put down a wood underlayment for the vinyl? Keep in mind the subfloor will be primed.
2. How do we reroute the plumbing lines to accommodate the new vanity? The new vanity has legs and a bottom. However, it has drawers instead of doors and there is an opening in the center to allow for plumbing.
I keep trying to post pics but it says file to large so as soon as I figure out how to resize I will.
Last week we decided to replace the carpet in the bedrooms with sheet vinyl. As you know, they run flooring under the walls in mobile homes. When we cut out the vinyl from the adjacent bathroom we saw black stuff on subfloor. I filed a claim with insurance and I haven't heard back yet.
At this point, I want to add that we experience the The Great Flood of 2016 in South Louisiana. Thankfully our subfloors did not get submerged. Insurance sent out a water remediation co and they pulled out the old insulation. They also ran fans under the home and dehumidifiers inside. We put up closed cell spray foam insulation.
Back to the bathroom, after some back and forth discussions on how to deal with the subfloor, we will spray mold killer on the subfloor. Prime it with mold killing primer. We will install peel and stick groutable tiles. I know this seems to not be a popular choice in this group but I would rather something stuck to the floor rather than floating vinyl. Plus, I want the look of real tiles since the rest of the house as wood look laminate or vinyl.
We also bought a 36" vanity from habitat from humanity new in box with counter top and sink for $250. It has drawers instead of cabinets.
Questions:
1. Do I need to put down a wood underlayment for the vinyl? Keep in mind the subfloor will be primed.
2. How do we reroute the plumbing lines to accommodate the new vanity? The new vanity has legs and a bottom. However, it has drawers instead of doors and there is an opening in the center to allow for plumbing.
I keep trying to post pics but it says file to large so as soon as I figure out how to resize I will.