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So in early August I noticed some bugs flying around in my dining room.
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I saw they were coming out of my wall so I started digging in.
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Found a huge moisture ant nest and rotten wood.
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Where was the water coming from?
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I first thought it was from above.
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But further inspection showed that was an old leak and not an issue.
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Found the culprit, a leaking compression fitting. Bad plumbing job when the bath was added in 1993.
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Had to remove lot of rot.
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And some of the sub floor was damaged.
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This is under the shower. Almost had to tear out the shower. A nightmare.
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Managed to replace the rotten subfloor pieces.
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And cover the hole to the crawlspace.
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Start the rebuilding process.
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While I was under the house working Tim did some fancy welding for the shower.
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Tim is a better plumber than whoever worked on it before.
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More drywall experience for me.
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And all repaired and done.
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With the good weather I wanted to start painting the house. It needed it.
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Trying some various colors.
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Found some rot again. Yay!
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And noticed the Garage Mahal had some exterior issues.
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| Found some bad wood in the front that needed replacing. |
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And more bad wood on the side and a lack of insulation.
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Really wanted to replace the bad siding and window.
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Dad takes a break from golfing to remove a leaky window.
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Put some tar paper up and a new window.
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And I got a new paint job on before the weather turned bad.
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The siding replaced and the new paint. I like it.
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All painted, thank the gods.
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