Shower leak, flooring bumps and slow water
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:27 am
We own a 1996 Gurdon and are having some problems I'm hoping someone can help us with. We were home owners for 12 years before moving to this MH and are familer with home repair, but MH's seem to be another kettle of fish all together!
There are actually 4 major problems that I know of so far. First, when the shower in the 2nd bath is used water seems to be coming out under the walls into the 3rd bedroom and closet. The wall in both the bed and the closet back the tub/shower. This wasn't happening when we moved in a year ago. The tub has always had problems with a small amount of standing water in one section that won't go down the drain. The water appears to be grey water, but I'm not positive since it's coming up from the floor and the dinginess could be dirt and debris from the floor. All I know is there is alot of water that floods my floor!
The second of the issues is in the kitchen. When we moved in there was a ridge under the flooring that ran from the dishwasher/sink area across the floor to the cabinet on the other side. I can't tell if it goes under the cabinet or not. The ridge has now "opened" up and there is a valley between two ridges. The hotwater heater is in the master bdroom closet which is on the otherside of the wall from the cabinet/fridge where the ridge seems to go. We replaced it when we moved in, but didn't see any leaks at the HW heater.
Third this house was a MESS when we bought it (little to our knowledge). The subfloor in the living/dining room had been coated with primer. When we sanded it off to level the floor for laminate we discovered big wet areas throught the rooms. We're not sure what they were from, but we do know there was carpet and pets in the home before we bought it. There is an area in front of the outside door that was wet and my husband thought it was from a leak around the doorway and sealed it up. Over the winter the new laminate flooring has began to lift.
Last, but not least. The water flow from the kitchen faucet is so slow. It takes forever for it to get hot or colder. It wasn't this way when we first moved in, but shortly afterwards. It's not very far from the HW heater so I don't this travel time is the problem. It's only this faucet that has the problem.
The home sat empty for sometime before we bought it. Approx 9 months. We've been here over a year now. I hope someone can tell me what could be going on and point us in the right direction to repair these problems.
Thank you!
There are actually 4 major problems that I know of so far. First, when the shower in the 2nd bath is used water seems to be coming out under the walls into the 3rd bedroom and closet. The wall in both the bed and the closet back the tub/shower. This wasn't happening when we moved in a year ago. The tub has always had problems with a small amount of standing water in one section that won't go down the drain. The water appears to be grey water, but I'm not positive since it's coming up from the floor and the dinginess could be dirt and debris from the floor. All I know is there is alot of water that floods my floor!
The second of the issues is in the kitchen. When we moved in there was a ridge under the flooring that ran from the dishwasher/sink area across the floor to the cabinet on the other side. I can't tell if it goes under the cabinet or not. The ridge has now "opened" up and there is a valley between two ridges. The hotwater heater is in the master bdroom closet which is on the otherside of the wall from the cabinet/fridge where the ridge seems to go. We replaced it when we moved in, but didn't see any leaks at the HW heater.
Third this house was a MESS when we bought it (little to our knowledge). The subfloor in the living/dining room had been coated with primer. When we sanded it off to level the floor for laminate we discovered big wet areas throught the rooms. We're not sure what they were from, but we do know there was carpet and pets in the home before we bought it. There is an area in front of the outside door that was wet and my husband thought it was from a leak around the doorway and sealed it up. Over the winter the new laminate flooring has began to lift.
Last, but not least. The water flow from the kitchen faucet is so slow. It takes forever for it to get hot or colder. It wasn't this way when we first moved in, but shortly afterwards. It's not very far from the HW heater so I don't this travel time is the problem. It's only this faucet that has the problem.
The home sat empty for sometime before we bought it. Approx 9 months. We've been here over a year now. I hope someone can tell me what could be going on and point us in the right direction to repair these problems.
Thank you!