Wet bathrrom wall


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Old 03-14-13, 11:16 AM
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Wet bathrrom wall

I have recently gutted the whole bath for redoing it. The first reason is that the bathroom had a tiled shower stall out of which the 4/4 inch tiles were falling apart. The mistake the previous owner did was to install the tile on waterproof sheet rock in the shower stall.
Now i have tore down the entire bath and the shower stall to bare 2 by 4's and see that the wood is wet and black even though there is no part of the wood peeling off.
What would the professionals recommend as a treatment for this situation.
I have gone through a few posts and they recomend to dry the place for 2/3 days with a heater and start putting back the backer board.
The other side of the pic is the side of the house to which the siding is attached to so removing that piece of wood would be nearly impossible.
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Old 03-14-13, 11:45 AM
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Welcome to the forums.

Wish it was under better circumstances.

Was there any kind of plastic vapor barrier in that outside wall ?
 
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I would start with a fan blowing over the wet wood to help dry it out and like PJmax mentioned you will want to install a vapor barrier when you do the insulation.

How will you be finishing the area? Will you be using a fiberglass insert or tile?
 
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Old 03-14-13, 12:26 PM
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Thanks all.

There was no vapor barrier in place when i tore it down.
It was tile,sheet rock and the insulation between the studs.

I am planning to finish the shower stall using tile the way i am planning to install it is by putinng in backer board, seal it and use the water resistant paint like thing all around and install the tile over it.
Do let me know if my approach is right and also if i would need to treat the present wet area with anything so that there is no mold in future.
Presently i am drying the place using a electric heater set at 85 degrees.

Thanks.
 
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Old 03-14-13, 04:21 PM
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Yes.I meant redgard.
Can you help me with the kind of vapor barrier used under the backer board.
 
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Old 03-15-13, 05:41 PM
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IMHO, pull nails, wire-brush and shop vac, treat it, seal it, insulate, add required vapor barrier per cement board instructions (or use Denshield, wicks 3/8" of water vs. 3"). Home Remedy to Kill Dry Rot | eHow.com


http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...WlK87HmnplLw0w

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PS. Caulk the holes (and around perimeter) on the plastic elect. box unless you want that crawlspace/basement air/moisture to the next room...lol.IMHO, pull the nails, wire-brush the wood, shop vac it, treat it, add studding if needed,
 
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Old 03-16-13, 04:27 AM
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Can you help me with the kind of vapor barrier used under the backer board
A 6 mil plastic will suffice under 1/2" backer board. Just make sure you get rid of all the mold and mildew before you encase it.
 
 

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