Hi all,
I am remodeling my 1960s bathroom and just removed the old bathtub. I discovered some rot on the floor sheathing and beams as a result of a leaking tub drain (I think).
It appears that a repair was attempted at some point but now that the old floor and tub are gone you can see the full extent that the repair did not address.
It appears that an additional 2x10 floor beam was added next to one of the floor beams with some rot. The 1x6 boards attached to the floor beams are there to support floor boards that were laid perpendicular to and flush with the floor beams.
The wall on the right (with some insulation visible) is an exterior (load bearing) wall and has the least damage - only a couple of inches of softness.
The wall with the 2x6 framing is an interior wall. I think this wall is not load bearing (the 2x6 was only used to give enough wall cavity space for the plumbing stack vent pipe). The floor boards underneath are rotted quite badly.
I can replace the rotted floor sheathing / floor boards easy enough - but what about the floor and wall framing? Would you all just leave this be or would you be trying to replace some of the rotted wood?
Thanks for reading
I am remodeling my 1960s bathroom and just removed the old bathtub. I discovered some rot on the floor sheathing and beams as a result of a leaking tub drain (I think).
It appears that a repair was attempted at some point but now that the old floor and tub are gone you can see the full extent that the repair did not address.
It appears that an additional 2x10 floor beam was added next to one of the floor beams with some rot. The 1x6 boards attached to the floor beams are there to support floor boards that were laid perpendicular to and flush with the floor beams.
The wall on the right (with some insulation visible) is an exterior (load bearing) wall and has the least damage - only a couple of inches of softness.
The wall with the 2x6 framing is an interior wall. I think this wall is not load bearing (the 2x6 was only used to give enough wall cavity space for the plumbing stack vent pipe). The floor boards underneath are rotted quite badly.
I can replace the rotted floor sheathing / floor boards easy enough - but what about the floor and wall framing? Would you all just leave this be or would you be trying to replace some of the rotted wood?
Thanks for reading