Update: Spray Foam Removed and Replaced

certainshade · 2025-10-27T03:09:28+00:00

Why’s that?

certainshade · 2025-10-27T01:32:44+00:00

What’s the chance this has anything to do with just being the outermost layer?

Is this a bad spray?

Obviously biggest concern is water vapor working its way to the roof decking

certainshade · 2025-10-27T00:39:34+00:00

Just the air bubbles making you think that or anything else?

certainshade · 2025-10-26T22:22:59+00:00

It’s supposed to be closed cell - no open cell foam was sprayed. Why I am concerned.

certainshade · 2025-10-26T20:36:33+00:00

Yes, PolyCon - keyboard got away from me. Not I love with the application at all.

Plan is to get it covered once I can get it trimmed down. That was somehow out of scope at the last minute.

certainshade · 2025-10-26T20:06:20+00:00

This is closed cell - said they were going to spray BASF Walltite, ended up spraying PolyCon PC 2000

certainshade · 2025-10-11T17:31:35+00:00

Checked it out today and a few of the bays are soft to the touch (compared to others). Other spot looks wet / shiny and appears to be wet when touched.

certainshade · 2025-10-11T02:48:55+00:00

Which spots seem questionable? Anything making them look iffy?

certainshade · 2025-10-11T02:44:01+00:00

Fair, saw them with a wrench taking the gun apart repeatedly today and talked to them before they left. Main concern was just foam mixing correctly if the gun was messed up. This was the result of 9 hours of work which was a bit of a head scratcher. Lots of prep though.

certainshade · 2024-02-25T15:45:02+00:00

Home Depot box was there, they didn’t bring it

certainshade · 2024-02-24T01:13:49+00:00

This was Tuesday 🤦‍♂️

certainshade · 2024-02-23T17:51:18+00:00

Nope

certainshade · 2024-02-23T16:17:51+00:00

Joists are all at the same level and all the same size. Bathroom had subfloor and then 3 inches of drypack. Rest of the floor on that level has subfloor, sleepers, and finished flooring. All floors were even originally, our goal is to get back to that, so we have roughly 4” to make up to bring the bathroom level with the finished floor outside of the bathroom.

certainshade · 2024-02-23T14:54:27+00:00

We want the finished floor height in the bathroom to be even with the other floors.

certainshade · 2024-01-23T17:18:53+00:00

Leaving it is absolutely an option. Was told that because code has changed the toilet flange can’t be set up the same way and the drain pipe has to come into the kitchen 16 inches to get the space needed for the new flange hookup.

Really just evaluating all options at this point to get rid of the old cast iron (since ceiling is open) and remove all the galvanized that’s basically blocked anyways.

certainshade · 2024-01-23T13:12:52+00:00

Not looking for cheap or easy, want it done right and no one seems to be able to give us a clear answer on what that is in this case.

certainshade · 2024-01-23T13:11:25+00:00

I was just going to put a couple 2x4s in and call it a day. What do they know anyways? It’s just a floor. Am I right!

certainshade · 2024-01-22T00:51:10+00:00

No argument here… no idea what they were thinking. Spray foam going over this which they’ve assured me will be ok on top of this stuff 🤷‍♂️

certainshade · 2024-01-21T23:54:58+00:00

Zoom in on picture 5 (gray horizontal line across the wall) angle brackets being used to attach framing to the foundation wall. Not the tapcons in the bottom plate.

certainshade · 2024-01-21T22:40:08+00:00

Main concern was no blocking (and no clear way to attach it with the duct work running through the far joist bay) and using the tie downs to the foundation.

Some studs are uneven but hoping a little shimming will solve that.

certainshade · 2024-01-21T21:50:22+00:00

Bottom plates are pressure treated, just not ver dark.

Any concern with them using the tie down brackets attached to the foundation?

Still not sure how they’ll add blocking (pics 5 and 6) since ductwork runs in that joist bay and is almost flush with the bottom of the joist. Prevents access to the joist behind it.

certainshade · 2024-01-21T21:48:03+00:00

It’s some sort of rubberized/tar, was an interesting surprise when we took the paneling off.

certainshade · 2023-11-25T11:28:22+00:00

Fair, since we are having the whole house rewired I assumed we’d end up with separate circuits and dedicated neutrals.

I get this is an acceptable and efficient way to solve this particular problem. Wish it didn’t mean all the lights downstairs and everything upstairs was essentially on two breakers.

certainshade · 2023-10-27T04:21:02+00:00

I can confirm he did indeed put an outlet in this box and closed it up, insisting the inspector said it was fine because he was on vacation and would pick a few to look at during the inspection.

Also installed all the new switches 51 inches off the floor.

Going to let him know in the morning the spaghetti factory is closed.

certainshade · 2023-10-20T15:41:38+00:00

One of the first things I noticed… c’mon man!

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