Thanks dfletcher, really glad you replied thanks, sorry don’t know your first name.
For sure carpets are a problem, my father inlaw went into the home a few days before christmas his wife has been there 3 years as of March/2011.
I am removing all rugs which are in every room, throwing out all clothing, furniture with material on it and removing all trim.
Plus removing drywall below the 12 windows to see which windows are leaking into wall below them the 2 aluminum sliders are for sure have to replace right away.
Estimates so far for 3 doors and 12 windows range between $ 13,000 – $ 16,800 waiting for 1 more.
Foundation is crawling space is under all rooms except kitchen and living room, dinning room those 3 rooms must have to crawl under have to check it out.
It does have a few issues first one being a dirt floor, and my father inlaw for 15-20 years killed chickens to eat.
And he poured the bloody water etc in sink which drained into the sump pump hole, then is pumped outside.
Here in ontario, the laundry sink water is to be pumped to septic but my father inlaw years ago took drain from sink re directed it to sump pump which is now an illegal hook up inspector when l get reno permit likely to make change back which l want to do as the dirty wash water soap etc plus bloody water from hundreds of chickens went into sump pump hole like smelling place up or adding to it.
He has 2 vents in cralw space but were never opened properly in the spring summer months.
The garage ceiling is open the hallway and bathroom were dropped to 7 ft height so cold air from garage goes over the 22 ft long hallway bathroom and maybe both bedrooms, needs to l think be closed off from garage above these rooms and insulated do you think?
The gas furnace is in garage would this contribute, also has big ice cubes hanging from eve trouph was ready on home furbishers today that meant possible heal loss in attic.
Going to have a engery home consultation done to see where loosing etc etc attic being a catherderal ceiling dropped to 7 ft in some area’s may not have proper attic vents or insulation and may be 40 plus years old plan to at once if need to or if smell goes away remove drywall insulation from complete house re insulate re drywall as drywall is my trade
I look foreword to your future replies thanks so much
jim
The office room is a room that opens to hallway but was built in garage floor of office is concrete and as in rest of house has a carpet.
