Already found two walls that need stud replacements.

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    Ugh. That’s how it always goes. I was going to replace some 1950s cabinets. The floor around them had tiles, but once I pulled the cabinets you could see they tiled over two layers of vinyl/linoleum. Pull the floor out, had to remove a pipe to get some floor out, the inside of pipe was so clogged with rust and grease that the 1.5" hole was about 3/8" diameter. Pull all the galvanized pipes out, they were laying on the wiring for support. ??? Open the wall to move wiring, no insulation in the walls. Anyway 3 months later a cabinet change was a full down to the studs and subfloor kitchen reno

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      17 days ago

      The nightmare I am afraid of. This house is a 1960s and I’m scared to open anymore walls. “Maybe it’s only this spot,” I keep telling myself.

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        Yeah I learned my lesson after trying to rip out and replace some moldy drywall and ran into asbesdos backing panels. Never again lol.