Recent content by Fred Torrence

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Thanks Snoonyb (you are faster than a trip to home depot). So unaware of the access needs, I would be better off with batt insulation to fill the void and air-leak proofing the joints (gaps!) and seals formed by the wood paneling around the tub?

Recently retired and decided to make the "fixes" to our new manufactured home before they become unavoidable, expensive, and a challenge to my waning physical fitness.

Hello Everybody, I do not doubt that access holes (pipe chases) are of course necessary but it seems that the plumbers and HVAC installers are not on the same page. I am a new home owner and looking to seal the air leaks around the paneling of a corner tub I decided to take a peak inside via...

Thankyou Snoonyb, thanks for the welcome (sorry my age and dwindling supply of patience made me forget my manners). Couldn't sleep, thinking about the floor eventually rotting away from underneath the tub.

In the image there is exposed cardboard on the floor protruding from the edge of the tub and wall in a newly assembled manufactured home. It was missed during the inspection. Can someone tell me if this is normal? It seems to me it's a setup up for mold and other problems.