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Hassin Bin Sober

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12. It appears you are getting water infiltration under the sill and maybe even the wall.

Reply to quakerboy (Reply #11)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:35 PM

Dec 2012

At the very least you will need to cut back 12 or 18 inches of that OSB/particle subfloor. Probably/maybe the sill.

Whatever you do you will need to seal/caulk the exterior side to stop the water.

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Advice requested [View all] quakerboy Dec 2012 OP

What you can consider doing is the job done right Warpy Dec 2012 #1

The tile quakerboy Dec 2012 #2

My husband and I have redone 6 homes and I have to say flying_wahini Dec 2012 #3

The subfloor needs fixed, no question about it quakerboy Dec 2012 #5

Crap quakerboy Dec 2012 #4

Yep, that's where it would be. You won't know how bad until Warpy Dec 2012 #6

One of my former neighbors quakerboy Dec 2012 #7

I think replacing tile on an unstable subfloor Warpy Dec 2012 #8

A question quakerboy Dec 2012 #9

Can you post a picture of what you are working with? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #10

Thanks quakerboy Dec 2012 #11

It appears you are getting water infiltration under the sill and maybe even the wall. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #12

I have a call in quakerboy Dec 2012 #13

I would guess the joists are not in bad shape if damaged at all. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #14

Looks like the disaster area that was my bathroom floor. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #15

If the rot in that subfloor doesn't extend too far under the wall bottom plate Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #16

I have alot of experience with remodels and home reairs randr Dec 2012 #17