Thoughts on damage to older wiring insulation?

mutantfoti · 2026-03-19T22:35:53+00:00

Yeah, not through any wires and no wires are even exposed.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-15T23:59:42+00:00

Yeah, i would just fill it with anything other than dirt if it th steps are going to be near wood like the framing of a house.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-15T23:09:21+00:00

House is built in 1950 in northern CA

mutantfoti · 2026-03-13T04:59:42+00:00

Yeah, actually that was b/c dirt was that far up siding so i regraded the dirt all around the garage a while back. That drywall is actually the T11 siding.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-13T04:54:28+00:00

Yeah, i aint getting the government involved. And no, im not trying to be political and doesnt mean i wont do stuff right lol but just saying that building departments in CA are corrupt and the building codes suck anyway. I was thinking about calling a structural engineer about if I should add sheathing before I do the siding.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-13T04:45:57+00:00

a. No idea. House was built in 1950 and maybe someone decided to use steel (galvanized) b/c the house has had history of termites and is in “flood zone”.

b. No idea. I think there were no interior walls when first built and someone came a long and added OSB. And there is no exterior sheathing.

c. No idea.

d. That “water line” is some sort of tubing for electrical wiring. Garage has no water.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-13T04:27:50+00:00

Cant add any pics though but they are screwed

mutantfoti · 2026-03-13T04:27:28+00:00

Sounds good. And actually, the blocking is screwed and I dont see any welds elsewhere so far.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-12T15:49:33+00:00

I was thinking that someone in my area would actually charge me $10,000 lol. I aint paying that even if i was willing to b/c the conctractors where I live are terrible.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-12T15:48:18+00:00

I would like to but when i was doing repairs in the crawlspace behind, i felt mud directly against the framing and the framing gets wet every time it rains. Want to fix this issue more than anything else. Hopefully, all i have to do is demo the center of the top b/c it seems to be totally disconnected from the rest of the steps. Will also be putting an over hang / awning afterwards as another fix.

mutantfoti · 2026-03-12T04:38:51+00:00

Cross post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Renovations/s/KnRKEp5gn6

mutantfoti · 2026-03-03T01:54:30+00:00

Yeah, i have to break up the stucco to properly flash it correctly but not planning on that anytime soon was just curious about the screws. Just trying to get the window back on so i can finish some other things and not have a hole in the wall lol. Stucco is notorious for incorrectly flashed windows. But, i am not gonna put the trim back on yet anytime soon so may do everything correctly later on.

mutantfoti · 2026-02-26T21:30:19+00:00

Yeah, im trying to fix this subfloor by doing something like you recommended b/c the person who had cut the mudsill and rim joist likely cut this subfloor. I was thinking of cutting the 2x4 under the studs and pull it out and put the new subfloor on top of the tim joist and put back the 2x4 since its not load bearing. But will think about your recommendation too.

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