cold spot on a floor: "My Feet Get Really Cold, Mommy. I'm Not Brushing My Teeth." - 02/06/14 07:42 PM
This is what these parents heard before I was called, "My feet get really cold, Mommy.  I'm not brushing my teeth."
Well, he's four, so I get the not brushing his teeth, but why the cold feet?  He said it's right in front of his bathroom sink.
We had the terrific cold snap recently and it revealed a lot of things - freezing pipes inside walls, dramatically colder rooms, and here a cold bathroom floor in front of the sink.
Interestingly, this bathroom does not abut the outside, it abuts a wall in the garage attic. 
Hey, I thought those walls … (59 comments)

cold spot on a floor: Why Is The Floor In Our Kitchen Bulging? - 12/27/09 11:49 AM
A homeowner called.
"We just want to know one thing.  Why is the floor in our kitchen bulging?"
Such a question over the phone spawns a lot of further questions.  I had a lot of them.  But I answered the only way I could.  "I would have to see it and diagnose why."  And we set up a time for an inspection.
They ushered me right to the kitchen.  And to the door leading to the garage.  There was vinyl flooring.
"It is easier to feel with your shoes off."
So I took off my shoes and felt around near the … (16 comments)

 
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