Hi all!
Hoping to get a bit of advice. I have a second full bath that has a shower/tub combo. It
Isn’t used often whatsoever as my wife and I use the master bath.
We did allow a friend of our who was going through rough times to live with us for about 2 months and designated that as his shower and bathroom.
After he moved out, I noticed that valve body had a leak; the diverter valve was leaking. Getting into the crawl space and looking at the damage, there is some wood rot under the tub from the leak.
I know everyone will probably say pull the tub, replace the rot. This bathroom my wife and I remodeled (floor, vanity, lights, everything but the tub) without knowing the rot underneath. I would hate to have to rip out the tub, redo the shower to replace the floor.
I’ve been searching and trying to see if there is a way to repair the rot from within the crawl space. Do you guys have any suggestions? Not sure if butting up plywood to the rotted sections and bracing into place is a viable solution? What would you guys suggest?
Hoping to get a bit of advice. I have a second full bath that has a shower/tub combo. It
Isn’t used often whatsoever as my wife and I use the master bath.
We did allow a friend of our who was going through rough times to live with us for about 2 months and designated that as his shower and bathroom.
After he moved out, I noticed that valve body had a leak; the diverter valve was leaking. Getting into the crawl space and looking at the damage, there is some wood rot under the tub from the leak.
I know everyone will probably say pull the tub, replace the rot. This bathroom my wife and I remodeled (floor, vanity, lights, everything but the tub) without knowing the rot underneath. I would hate to have to rip out the tub, redo the shower to replace the floor.
I’ve been searching and trying to see if there is a way to repair the rot from within the crawl space. Do you guys have any suggestions? Not sure if butting up plywood to the rotted sections and bracing into place is a viable solution? What would you guys suggest?