Water woe
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:25 am
Well I found the source of leaking water in my bathroom. Corroded hot water tank connection.
I removed the linen closet, hot water closet, and the non-bearing walls between bathroom and master bedroom to make floor replacement easier. I also removed all sheet rock in the bathroom to get to mold.
Now I am removing the sub-floor, and the ruined insulation.
So heres my question. The floor joist and bottom wall frames are soaked where the water tank and toilet were, if you squeeze them they leak water. Should I wait a few days and allow the joist and frames to dry out before replacing sub-floor, or can I install the new sub-floor now? I don't plan on closing walls up for a while so I feel this would help in the drying process for the walls but I feel the joist will suffer and the mold will come back.
Any help appreciated![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
I removed the linen closet, hot water closet, and the non-bearing walls between bathroom and master bedroom to make floor replacement easier. I also removed all sheet rock in the bathroom to get to mold.
Now I am removing the sub-floor, and the ruined insulation.
So heres my question. The floor joist and bottom wall frames are soaked where the water tank and toilet were, if you squeeze them they leak water. Should I wait a few days and allow the joist and frames to dry out before replacing sub-floor, or can I install the new sub-floor now? I don't plan on closing walls up for a while so I feel this would help in the drying process for the walls but I feel the joist will suffer and the mold will come back.
Any help appreciated
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)