frankphess Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I spent the weekend installing a subfloor (Dri-Core) in the basement after encountering some water damage last weekend due to a drain clogged with tree roots and backing up. It was quite easy. All you need is a rubber hammer and a circular saw. It took a weekend to do a 31'x 15' room It comes in 2'x2' panels and installs with a tongue & groove configuration. Panels are normally $5.98 at Menard's and Home Depot, although they were on sale this weekend at Menard's for $5.44. While the panels are 2'x2', they are not quite 2'. My drawing showed I would have to cut the last row of panels in half. Instead, there was enough room for a whole panel+, so I gained approx. 7-8 inches over 30'. While Dri-Core recommends using 1/4" spacers around the perimeter for expansion/contraction, I used 2x4's. Carpet to be added this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankphess Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Make sure to stagger the panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankphess Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I will cut some extra panels to fill in the gaps in back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I hope that pesky drain won't be heard from again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankphess Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I hope not either. I plan to be more dilligent in the maintenance of my drains. Monthly "root-b-gone", annual rodding, water alarm near the drain, etc., etc. Luckily, I had all my speakers up on spikes, and very recently just spiked my sub. Thanks again to Jacksonbart for that tip. If I hadn't done that, my sub would be sitting on wet carpet, an ugly thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 My father was the township of nipigon's foreman for over 30 years before he retired. If roots are into your sewer pipe, the only real way to fix the problem is to cut the tree down, the roots will continue to seek water. At the same time, you may have to replace a few sections of pipe. Using chemical cleaners is a good bet to reduce the chances of back-ups, as well as using a snake regularily. I think the product that the township used was produced by diversy chemical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankphess Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Thanks for the advice. A couple of the trees I suspect as the cause are actually on my neighbors property, so chemIcals and annual snaking seem to be my only solution. And a good solution it is, my problem was that I neglected to perform these tasks on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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