Bathtub Floor Damage
This bathroom floor damage was
probably caused by moisture rolling off of the bathtub and down the
corner, onto the floor. This damage is less than 4 inches square and
won't be that difficult to repair.
Here's where the problem could become a nightmare. This is the only
visible damage that we see and it will not take much effort to repair
it. However, we don't know for a fact, what caused the damage.
We're assuming that, the water rolled off of the bathtub and eventually
ruined the sub floor while we were using the bath tub or shower. But if
you look closely, you can see that someone has applied caulking between
the bath tub and the tile, in the corner.
Did this solve the problem or is it now holding the moisture behind the
tile? It's hard to know for sure, without doing some forensics or
removing the bathtub or tile bath tub surround.
These are the problems that most homeowners seem to miss. Examine the
tile for any hairline cracks, small holes or other damage, before
assuming that your problem is solved. Make sure that you look for
hairline cracks in the grout.
I've seen these hairline cracks do a lot of damage to the bathroom and
the ceilings below.
Home Repair Tip - Repair this area of the
floor, install your new flooring and then, I would strongly suggest,
that that you continually examine this area for moisture. If the
flooring becomes wet in the corner, try to find out if it's an external
problem, like the shower curtain or someone splashing around in the
bathtub.
If it's an internal problem, finances will usually dictate the results.
If you don't have the money to repair it now, you could be repairing the
framing to the floor later. But money, talks doesn't it.