How thick a layer should the dry pack be layed? The old floor is pretty high already with the bathroom doors just barely not scraping the old floor tiles.
Found issues in the bathroom.
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Quarter of an inch minimum we have went as deep as four inches before
I have another question. Does the drypack method still require two layers of plywood underneath?
As long as the layer is solid and stable one is good. If it moves or flexes squeaks another layer is a good idea
Slowly been removing the old bathroom floor. Found some more subfloor rot and something really bizarre. There appears to be at least 3 layers of plywood and a layer of roofing shingles, WTF! I may have to tear the whole bathroom subfloor out instead of just the trouble spots as it seems that unorthodox building methods were used in the floor's construction. I assume the builder took a lot of short cuts.
Used what he had laying around or left over from another job. Probably my kinda guy lol - it’s a shithouse subfloor ‘who’s ever going to see it?’
Oh yeah, the guy I sold the house to. 😉
Might as well fix it right.
Oh yeah, the guy I sold the house to. 😉
Might as well fix it right.
Besides roofing shingles I found remnants of linoleum tiles by the sink vanity. Looks like they must have installed the vanity over an old linoleum floor. Then when they ripped the linoleum out, they left the ones under the vanity and just cut them back.
So here are the layers I found so far, tiles, mastic, plywood, a layer that is a mix of tar paper/roofing shingles/linoleum, then another layer of plywood with white paint on the seams between sheets. I believe there is at least another layer of plywood under the second layer of plywood but God knows what could be between them? It seems several floors had been laid down in various lazy fashions. I feel like a geologist digging through layers of strata.
So here are the layers I found so far, tiles, mastic, plywood, a layer that is a mix of tar paper/roofing shingles/linoleum, then another layer of plywood with white paint on the seams between sheets. I believe there is at least another layer of plywood under the second layer of plywood but God knows what could be between them? It seems several floors had been laid down in various lazy fashions. I feel like a geologist digging through layers of strata.
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So I have most of the first layer of plywood which was really thin removed along with all the tar paper and roof shingles. The second layer of plywood has old mastic residue so it was likely tiled at one time. It seems the roofing shingles were used as shims. The second layer is made up of mismatching plywood. Half of the room is OSB while the other half by the tub is non OSB. Really haphazard construction, did I mention this is a kit house?
Did a little poking in a rotten spot of the second subfloor by the corner of the tub on ths non OSB side. So it looks like under this second layer of plywood is another layer of linoleum. Looks like they just kept putting new layers on top of old ones for decades. Impossible to know if its lazy POs, lazy contractors, or a mix of both.
Did a little poking in a rotten spot of the second subfloor by the corner of the tub on ths non OSB side. So it looks like under this second layer of plywood is another layer of linoleum. Looks like they just kept putting new layers on top of old ones for decades. Impossible to know if its lazy POs, lazy contractors, or a mix of both.
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This is why I work with new construction. Much easier than remodeling and fixing other peoples mistakes….
Or going through the joy of finding a mummified turd (or body of something or someone) in places there shouldn't be one. 😳
