Another question about floor replacement experience.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:07 pm
I just asked about water heater leak and what to expect from insurance adjuster.
Another question is about the floor and if there is anyone who has repaired the floor all around the water heater if the water heater is direct vent. Ours sits right next to the furnace and also has the well pump sitting on top of it because the heater itself is sitting in a closed closet space about 2 feet deep and is about 4 inches from furnace next to it. Should I be concerned about floor underneath furnace too? I guess I should ask, "How long does the floor have to be wet before it is unstable and mushy and needs to be replaced"? I am guessing that it has been that way for at least 2 weeks as the leak was from the bottom where the cold water line goes into the WH. The rate that it was leaking, I would guess at a gallon per 6 hours because we were soaking it up with towels until we drained it. UNderneath the house there was a puddle that was quite big and it was dripping at the same rate of the leak, now that I think about it. When a fellow came and looked underneath with me Friday morning I could see the drip and when I seen the rate that it was coming from the WH, it makes sense to me. That was the only leak from the WH. I am confident that it is not the pipes or connections.
Can anyone give a quick estimate for cost if the floor has to be replaced all around the water heater in a 8 foot diameter circle? The moisture actually goes about a 10 foot circle and climbed up the wall nearest the the WH about 6 inches.
Thanks, Royce
Another question is about the floor and if there is anyone who has repaired the floor all around the water heater if the water heater is direct vent. Ours sits right next to the furnace and also has the well pump sitting on top of it because the heater itself is sitting in a closed closet space about 2 feet deep and is about 4 inches from furnace next to it. Should I be concerned about floor underneath furnace too? I guess I should ask, "How long does the floor have to be wet before it is unstable and mushy and needs to be replaced"? I am guessing that it has been that way for at least 2 weeks as the leak was from the bottom where the cold water line goes into the WH. The rate that it was leaking, I would guess at a gallon per 6 hours because we were soaking it up with towels until we drained it. UNderneath the house there was a puddle that was quite big and it was dripping at the same rate of the leak, now that I think about it. When a fellow came and looked underneath with me Friday morning I could see the drip and when I seen the rate that it was coming from the WH, it makes sense to me. That was the only leak from the WH. I am confident that it is not the pipes or connections.
Can anyone give a quick estimate for cost if the floor has to be replaced all around the water heater in a 8 foot diameter circle? The moisture actually goes about a 10 foot circle and climbed up the wall nearest the the WH about 6 inches.
Thanks, Royce