Recent content by dorlow

So, in your professional opinion, water is supposed to be between the brick and the house. I should have drain holes to let the water out above the windows. But just because the holes are not there, the windows should still not leak. So, replacing the windows should fix this. This would be...

I like your diagram above. We have those weep holes in the brick by the garage door. I've noticed water pouring out of them after it's raining. I don't think I've seen them above the windows. So, maybe I need to get a masonry brick guy out and ask him to put the holes above the windows...

About the insurance company, I didn't sign anything. I called them out. The adjuster looked at the roof. He noticed we had a recalled shingle. He told the guy back in the office. They called and left me a voicemail stating it's a defective shingle and they're sending me a check to get a new...

So, are you saying I (or someone that knows what they are doing), should take a masonary drill bit and drill through the brick vertically into the brick where I put the red highlights in the pic?

They already paid out a check to replace the roof. The money is just sitting in the bank right now while I figure things out.

Here's a pic where I digitally zoomed in on the last pic..

Well, the windows do not sit over the brick. I'm attaching another pic (I didn't think was relevant earlier but could solidify your opinion...) So, a few houses back, we got new windows. They were champion windows. The windows were thicker than the original windows so they had to sit it on...

So, since moving into our house, once in a while when it's raining really hard and the rain is coming from a certain direction, we might as well leave our windows open. Rain comes right through the windows. After about a year staring at it trying to figure out and talking to our neighbor...

nealtw, earlier you said it should be treated for mold too once I remove the wall. How do I do that?

well, i just caulked the seam in the tub all around. I haven't fixed the wall yet. I guess my theory is the wet spot should dry up now. If it does, then that confirms that was the problem. Then when it's dry, I'll rip the messed up drywall out and fix it because I know the fix won't get...

yeah definitely. Just trying to make sure once it's fixed, I'm not fixing it again in 6 months. I think I have to replace the drywall with the cement board for tile anyways.

I'm thinking maybe I'll just tile my walls waist high around the whole bathroom. Then I'll guarantee the wet area won't come back behind the toilet too.

I was thinking once I removed the little wall area (and probably a little bit into the bigger part of the wall to the left of the pic), I was going to replace it with greenboard or some kind of moisture resistant drywall. Then tape, mud, and paint it.

I have a wetspot on my wall that I can't explain. We've lived in this house for about 5 months now. About 3 months ago, I noticed it and I check it every few days and I don't think once has it ever been dry in that spot. It's always wet and if you push the area, you can easily push the wall in...