My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)

[Ulf_Hansson]

great news!!

Yes, great news indeed. Looking forward to the next episode of this series (and please, no cliffhangers in between seasons...).

 

[silky smoove]

We've been experiencing more heavy rains here in Seattle over the last few days. Last night was absolutely pouring. When the rains subsided I popped out to the studio to confirm that the leak repair had been successful. And it wasn't.

The amount of water coming in was definitely reduced, but not eliminated. I put a call in to my building guy this morning and hope to get a more thorough repair underway soon so I can get back to work.

Some obligatory emojis to convey my thoughts on all of this:

 

[Fat Freddy]

We've been experiencing more heavy rains here in Seattle over the last few days. Last night was absolutely pouring. When the rains subsided I popped out to the studio to confirm that the leak repair had been successful. And it wasn't.

The amount of water coming in was definitely reduced, but not eliminated. I put a call in to my building guy this morning and hope to get a more thorough repair underway soon so I can get back to work.

Some obligatory emojis to convey my thoughts on all of this:

 

[Marial]

Bummer!

 

[TedH]

Dislike

 

[beans-on-toast]

Unfortunate, but better you know now rather than after buttoning up the walls.

 

[silky smoove]

I've been too busy to do any work out there over the last few weeks regardless. I can't blame my lack of progress on this entirely. Still... I want it fixed!

 

[silky smoove]

Just got a call back from the repair guy. He apologized for the repair not getting the job done. He's going to come by tomorrow, pull the door trim, door, threshold, etc. and rebuild the whole thing. He said it should only take about two hours. Hopefully this gets it done. If it doesn't I'm not sure what steps could be taken short of... I don't even know what!

 

[beans-on-toast]

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These rubber membranes are good for sealing around doors. Problem is they need to be applied under the siding. I've seen these type of products at building stores, some were peel and stick.

 

[DirtDog]

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These rubber membranes are good for sealing around doors. Problem is they need to be applied under the siding. I've seen these products at building stores, they are peel and stick.

I've used this stuff on my cottage windows and doorsills. Good for keeping water out of the framing as it drips down the door/window and across the sill, but wont stop water incursion into the structure if there's no proper seal to begin with. Usually only apply it on the lower sill, maybe 4-6" up the sides. This Old House has a good tutorial online somewhere as well.

b-o-t - are you in Ottawa?

 

[beans-on-toast]

b-o-t - are you in Ottawa?

No but Mike Holmes has a good reputation for doing things right.

I hear that living in Ottawa is capital punishment.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I've used this stuff on my cottage windows and doorsills. Good for keeping water out of the framing as it drips down the door/window and across the sill, but wont stop water incursion into the structure if there's no proper seal to begin with. Usually only apply it on the lower sill, maybe 4-6" up the sides. This Old House has a good tutorial online somewhere as well.

I think that one reason for not using a membrane everywhere is cost. On roofs they tend to use it at the bottom above the eve because of cost. It is effective there because ice can dam in that area.

 

[DirtDog]

I think that one reason for not using a membrane everywhere is cost. On roofs they tend to use it at the bottom above the eve because of cost. It is effective there because ice can dam in that area.

Yep - just did the same for a garage roofing job. Used multi-ply membrane and cap system, but still used the Blueskin on low side just to be safe!

 

[DirtDog]

No but Mike Holmes has a good reputation for doing things right.

I hear that living in Ottawa is capital punishment.

Born and raised here myself. Capital punishment only when Parliament is sitting!

 

[silky smoove]

Repair guy is on-site working. He showed up a full hour after he said he would be done and gone, but at least he's there I suppose.

 

[silky smoove]

He arrived, saw that the building was framed with 2x6 lumber, that his office had told him 2x4 lumber, that he'd only brought a 4" door pin, and told me he'd have to come back tomorrow with a 6" pin to do the job.

Okay... one more day...

 

[Fat Freddy]

Nothing more to add.....

 

[silky smoove]

Nothing more to add.....

I agree, but am also fine with waiting another day for him to do the work correctly. It's not like I'd be doing any work on this over the next couple days regardless.

 

[silky smoove]

Repair guy called. Said that he got the door pin installed, applied a lot of caulk everywhere since he had the door trim removed, and generally got it as buttoned up as he could possibly conceive. We're going to give it a few days of rain to make sure it's not leaking anymore and if so, he'll come back to touch up the paint on and around the door trim where he had to pop it off.

Hopefully this is the fix that wraps up this little delay.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Repair guy called. Said that he got the door pin installed, applied a lot of caulk everywhere since he had the door trim removed, and generally got it as buttoned up as he could possibly conceive. We're going to give it a few days of rain to make sure it's not leaking anymore and if so, he'll come back to touch up the paint on and around the door trim where he had to pop it off.

Hopefully this is the fix that wraps up this little delay.

Fingers crossed for you....