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Water damage, with photos. PeterL 08-26-2008
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Posted by PeterL on August 26, 2008, 1:16 am


Couple of weeks ago I posted a question about possible water damage
from some deposit along the edge of the bathtub. It's a hard deposit
which I scrapped off with a paint scrapper. I don't know if it'll
come back.

Here are some pictures of the deposit. What is it?


http://tinyurl.com/5s6cwr

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Posted by on August 26, 2008, 8:28 am


> Couple of weeks ago I posted a question about possible water damage
> from some deposit along the edge of the bathtub. =A0It's a hard deposit
> which I scrapped off with a paint scrapper. =A0I don't know if it'll
> come back.
>
> Here are some pictures of the deposit. =A0What is it?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5s6cwr

My guess is that there is condensation in the wall cavity of the
bathroom. This "slow" water accumulation when mixed with the
"chemicals" in the studs could result in the condition you are having.
It is also possible that you have termite infestaion there, often
attracted by moisture, which would explain why you have hard deposits
around the edges. You did not state if the bathroom has exterior
walls. Is the bathroom well insulated? Are you in a location with
extreme low temperatures? One "drastic' way of getting an idea about
what is going on in the wall cavity is to remove a small piece of the
sheetrock (pershaps 12"x12") that will let you look inside. HTH.

Posted by PeterL on August 26, 2008, 11:42 am


On Aug 26, 5:28=A0am, h...@uark.edu wrote:
>
> > Couple of weeks ago I posted a question about possible water damage
> > from some deposit along the edge of the bathtub. =A0It's a hard deposit
> > which I scrapped off with a paint scrapper. =A0I don't know if it'll
> > come back.
>
> > Here are some pictures of the deposit. =A0What is it?
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/5s6cwr
>
> My guess is that there is condensation in the wall cavity of the
> bathroom. =A0This "slow" water accumulation when mixed with the
> "chemicals" in the studs could result in the condition you are having.
> It is also possible that you have termite infestaion there, often
> attracted by moisture, which would explain why you have hard deposits
> around the edges. You did not state if the bathroom has exterior
> walls. =A0Is the bathroom well insulated? =A0Are you in a location with
> extreme low temperatures? =A0One "drastic' way of getting an idea about
> what is going on in the wall cavity is to remove a small piece of the
> sheetrock (pershaps 12"x12") that will let you look inside. =A0HTH.

Thanks. We live in a hot dry climate (Sacramento, CA). The bathroom
does have external wall, I don't know if it's well insulated.

Posted by Chris on August 26, 2008, 4:18 pm


PeterL wrote:
> Couple of weeks ago I posted a question about possible water damage
> from some deposit along the edge of the bathtub. It's a hard deposit
> which I scrapped off with a paint scrapper. I don't know if it'll
> come back.
>
> Here are some pictures of the deposit. What is it?
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5s6cwr

It's water seeping from under the bathtub, IMO. Probably a small and
not constant leak, which suggest the water is coming from a drain or a
shower pipe.

Posted by PeterL on August 28, 2008, 2:03 pm


> PeterL wrote:
> > Couple of weeks ago I posted a question about possible water damage
> > from some deposit along the edge of the bathtub. =A0It's a hard deposit
> > which I scrapped off with a paint scrapper. =A0I don't know if it'll
> > come back.
>
> > Here are some pictures of the deposit. =A0What is it?
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/5s6cwr
>
> It's water seeping from under the bathtub, IMO. Probably =A0a small and
> not constant leak, which suggest the water is coming from a drain or a
> shower pipe.


Well, people it turns out to be water damage. Although not extensive
and easily fixed (with a rather large sum of money). Guy is going to
come a caulk up everything.

Thanks for all your help.

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