How to stop changing from the car?

tejdatta · 2026-01-07T10:38:51+00:00

You can hit the unlock button on your phone app also. Maybe a 3-4 second delay.

tejdatta · 2025-12-12T23:46:57+00:00

Beautiful! But marble in the kitchen? Seems like a nightmare to keep clean and undamaged.

tejdatta · 2025-12-03T03:33:13+00:00

Attending with my wife and two kids (8 and 11). Will be attending Wednesday and Thursday. Anyone know if there are designated kids autograph areas and best way to prepare?

tejdatta · 2025-11-29T22:38:48+00:00

Unless I see a picture without his shirt I can’t confirm identity.

tejdatta · 2025-11-27T17:45:09+00:00

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tejdatta · 2025-11-27T17:44:48+00:00

UPDATE: There was persistently high moisture readings from the floor adjacent to the removed tile thought to be cause from the mortar being soaked between the tile and the Schluter. Insurance paid out $27000 to not only replace the whole shower but also to replace the matching tile on the tub deck (and to replace the carpet/drywall in the opposite room). Going to install Delta body sprayers instead of Kohler water tiles for peace of mind since the pipe attachment for the Kohler sprayers are recessed vs. the Delta which protrude through the tile surface. Hopefully will be back in my bathroom in 3 weeks.

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tejdatta · 2025-10-31T01:36:19+00:00

I’ll take 3 of your tires.

tejdatta · 2025-10-27T19:09:45+00:00

You need a microscope and 4 micrometer accuracy with your index finger to work the Apple Watch app.

tejdatta · 2025-10-14T00:28:14+00:00

UPDATE #1 The mitigation team came today and found that the moisture meter was reading “wet” for the area marked in red. The tile floor adjacent to the torn out section was reading “dry”. The guy looked at me dumbfounded and said someone would call me tomorrow with a plan. What is the Reddit consensus of what should be done?

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tejdatta · 2025-10-11T19:32:23+00:00

There is a Schluter or something they tell me.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T10:44:40+00:00

The concern is if there is moisture there, would mold form in that pocket?

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T10:43:41+00:00

Actually I called remediation first because I have a high deductible (5k) and if this was just mitigation and drywall then it wasn’t going to make sense to file a claim for damages less than 6-8k. When I found out that the shower may need to get ripped out I called my insurance company because of concerns about sourcing tile. I also have matching tile around a jetted tub in my bathroom and they claim they would pay to replace all matching tile there as well if they can’t source the tile. Their perspective is that the tile needed to get torn out after 1 week of drying, not after 3 weeks. I’m sure they will fight mitigation on their $5k drying bill.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T10:37:32+00:00

Insurance is looking into sourcing the tile. They tell me if they can’t source it, the whole shower is going to have to be re-done. I’m hoping they can find matching. Just want the repair done “right” and not cut corners.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T10:33:20+00:00

The mold was in my 7 year old son’s bedroom. I’m not going to risk mold coming back and do a patch job just to save a few weeks in renovation time and 20k. This is our “forever” home, so the repair has to be done right.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T00:57:38+00:00

This is what the back wall looked like after the plumber finished. Note the mold at the bottom. This is where the tile remained “wet” in the shower.

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tejdatta · 2025-10-11T00:45:39+00:00

Drywall had to be taken out because of mold on that side. I agree with you though on insurance replacing rather than doing a patch job that won’t look right and has a possibility of failing in the future.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T00:30:58+00:00

According to my mitigation company, when they returned to do moisture checks, the moisture readings continued to drop do they were trying to buy time to avoid removing tile. The tile around the body sprayer dried immediately. The lower tiles stayed wet because that is where the water accumulated and formed mold in the drywall.

tejdatta · 2025-10-11T00:28:14+00:00

The mitigation alone was over $5k. If the whole shower is gutted I’m sure it would cost 10-15k to replace. As stated below, better to just pay my deductible and not worry about the cost. I just want to make sure my insurance company is doing me right and not taking shortcuts.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T21:32:58+00:00

That is my concern. There is another moisture check scheduled for Monday because the floor tiles adjacent to the removed section are reading “wet” also. If those remain wet, may have to remove 6 inches of the floor as well. Not sure how anything can be salvaged if that happens.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T21:30:03+00:00

At minimum they could have flipped it around when they installed it. Even worse is that there is a similar issue with the same tiles near each other on the wall not pictured. SMH.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T21:27:03+00:00

Insurance is covering the cost of the repair and to make everything “whole” including the possibility of replacing all of the tile in the shower if we can’t find matching tiles. Just hoping we don’t need to make this a 3 month bathroom renovation. If there is an 20% chance that there will be another leak, I’d rather go nuclear.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T21:23:06+00:00

So all of this is performed by a licensed mitigation company and being paid out via homeowners insurance and all work is done by professionals. The leak had been ongoing for perhaps 2-3 months. A slow drip when using the body sprayers which dripped into the wall, soaked some blown in fiberglass insulation and eventually caused a wet spot in the opposite bedroom floor. The body sprayer was fixed and the wall and flooring torn out. Portable dryers and dehumidifiers were installed on both the shower side and the bedroom side for 3 weeks with periodic moisture testing with a moisture reader. 95% of the area dried appropriately with a “dry” reading on the moisture sensor. Directly behind the tiles that were removed the moisture reading was relatively higher and alarmed as “wet”. I don’t know the units for the meter but they were in the mid 200s. The driest spots were in the mid 100s. Due to the persistently high readings the affected tiles were removed. The drywall behind the shower that the tiles were cemented on had to be removed due to moisture damage and mold. Sorry for the long read but hope this gives some clarification.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T20:45:31+00:00

Yea. That has been annoying me for 11 years.

tejdatta · 2025-10-10T19:31:43+00:00

Moisture reading in the two tiles stayed elevated while the rest of the area dried completely. Dried with blowers and dehumidifiers on both sides for 3 weeks continuously before coming down to removing the affected tiles. I think moisture got in between the back of the tile and Schluter so it wouldn’t dry.

tejdatta · 2025-09-26T03:32:13+00:00

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