Barre Dumas
08-17-2014, 09:28 PM
I'm finishing up remodeling my 100+ year old southern home after tornado damage on Christmas Day 2012. I didn't finish settling with the insurance company until August 2013 and reapairs including a new wood shake roof and extensive interior repair to walls and ceiling started in October. Repairs were finished in June except I undertook to remodel the master bath which was not storm damage related. The contractor did the complete tear out and put in a solid sub-floor on which my friend who is an excellent marble tile bath installer has finished installing some beautiful marble tile.
I was under the bathroom checking out some plumbing when I observed some worrisome issues with the sill and joists under what I thought was a solid sub-floor job. The joists are fine but the the sills have old rot on their interior and I'm concerned about their integrity after I've had all this expensive marble installed.
After digging out the bad wood I took some pictures and sent them to my contractor. He said he didn't realize they were so bad. And, if you can believe it, he said he did not get under personally and look at it. Not sure what I was paying him 20% for. Anyway, here are some pics. Any thoughts on what to do? I sure don't want to mess up my tile that I've had laid. Already. I intend to personally crawl back under the house with the contractor or whoever I get to retro fit the fix.
The contractor was/is licensed and bonded. I have the permit and it appears the city passed the framing. I guess he didn't get under the floor and look at it. Also, you'll notice some shims used in one of the pics. Is that acceptable? The white 4x4 is just something I stuck in yesterday for my peace of mind till I get a fix figured out.
thanks for any advise/suggestions.
Barrdu
308313083230833
I was under the bathroom checking out some plumbing when I observed some worrisome issues with the sill and joists under what I thought was a solid sub-floor job. The joists are fine but the the sills have old rot on their interior and I'm concerned about their integrity after I've had all this expensive marble installed.
After digging out the bad wood I took some pictures and sent them to my contractor. He said he didn't realize they were so bad. And, if you can believe it, he said he did not get under personally and look at it. Not sure what I was paying him 20% for. Anyway, here are some pics. Any thoughts on what to do? I sure don't want to mess up my tile that I've had laid. Already. I intend to personally crawl back under the house with the contractor or whoever I get to retro fit the fix.
The contractor was/is licensed and bonded. I have the permit and it appears the city passed the framing. I guess he didn't get under the floor and look at it. Also, you'll notice some shims used in one of the pics. Is that acceptable? The white 4x4 is just something I stuck in yesterday for my peace of mind till I get a fix figured out.
thanks for any advise/suggestions.
Barrdu
308313083230833