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Just wanted to note that I don’t have a masonry chimney – it is a metal one all the way up…..I do have an inspection tomorrow from the city – I will ask them at that point.
Thanks for everyone’s input.
I had a guy come give me an estimate and they can use some type of pump to pump the condensation up and over my bathroom to my existing drain….no digging up the floor required….nice!
We had a spring break and it was scary. Our door was super old and wooden. We decided to quit messing with it and get a whole new door and the newer type spring that goes above the door. Of course, we had it installed professionally. They are nothing to mess with but I feel safer with the one above the door vs. hanging over my head and having the possibility to break at any time.
The walls are bare. The moisture seemed to come in where the walls meet the floor and some came in when the window wells filled up and spilled through the windows. The cracks are maybe 1/8″ to 1/4″ wide – wider at top and smaller at bottom (near floor).
We have a poured concrete foundation. Strangely enough, the wall where the water came in is not the same wall where we found 2 cracks going from top to bottom (one is under a window to the bottom). I can see that one goes all the way through as I see it outside as well. We had just ripped out everything to be sure there was no mold from prior to when we bought it. The scary thing is that it looks like it could be leaning in….I need to get a level to see for sure.
They are telling me that by lowering it, I could be opening myself up to moisture getting in under my inside flooring. This is a door that goes to the garage, not directly outside but my garage is not heated, so do you think the cold could cause condensation to get in under the flooring if they install this door below subfloor level?
I just called an electrician that I had do other work on my house and he is going to do it for $40 – I think it is well worth it for my peace of mind.
Thanks for your help.
Michelle
I was wondering about that – can the stud be sawed out so that a junction box could fit in?
My dad was also talking about some kind of special breaker that would immediately cut power if there was any fluctuation (arc). Would that protect me?
I already couldn’t sleep last night and we just put it up yesterday!
Michelle
p.s. I am the wife…
I’ve seen these 4 x 8 sheets and they are about
1/4″ thick – I need it really thin – like paper so that I can apply it to the front of my cabinets.Has anyone seen something like this?
I had a similar thing wtih a bathtub floor where it has the built-in ridges.
The thing that works so great is a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It looks like a sponge – you just get it wet – no chemicals, squeeze it out and wipe – it kind of disintegrates as you use it – but that thing can really get out hard to clean dirt!
Try it!
Yes, it is the white crystally kind – it seems to frost up pretty quickly. As I said it is really old and I know the door seal is pretty damaged but I didn’t know if a new one existed for this old refrigerator and would have no clue how to put it on. Would a local refrigerator repairman know?
I had a situation like yours (there was only 1 layer) but the adhesive was this ridiculous gooey – stretchy adhesive that would not come off, even with DIF. I opted to just wallpaper over the top of the mess with this “paintable wallpaper”. It comes in different textures – some very subtle – and then you can paint it whatever color you’d like!
Thanks – this looks to be about 3 inches which is what I determined I would need. I’m ordering it and hopefully it will work.
Thanks!
I did this and it turned out there was no wallpaper under the border!
But I’m assuming you know that there is paper underneath.
Hopefully you have sizing underneath – it will be easy then. Just pick a bit at the border until you can tear some loose – keep at it until you’ve removed the whole top sheet. Then, you should have the sizing left – it is essentially unprinted wallpaper. I just soak a sponge in hot water, hold it on there until soaked, let it sit just a bit and then scrape it away easily with a plastic putty knife.
Good luck!
