Otherwise, if you show the unit with them installed you can't negotiate AND you risk them being stolen when in a C neighborhood.Laminite wood - be sure go with a higher grade in the kitchen and you MUST glue all the joints to keep the moisture from curling the planks and causing them to seperate.I do the laminate wood in the family room & hall.

Many are interlocking and float over a vapor and moisture barrier.

If you want to remove the piece from the cement, make sure the inside of the post is fairly clean and not filled w/ rust and dirt, then with a chisel, (or power chipping hammer) "GENTLY" fold the old post into the hole in the middle, it should loosen up and be able to be pulled out.

Second - that poor, gentle creature by the name of Heather - she can do without the 5 tenants with their freaking problems :)Ladies and gents - it's not all about the money all the time!

First they put up forms and trench most of the footings:Then ground work for plumbing....Which got approved on first go....They they lay the moisture barrier, cables, and steel (yes, that's my wonderful wife in the picture).After a little bit of weather delay, we were finally able to pour.

It seems this is viable for you since you already have a decent relationship with the guy.Putting this plan formally on the table also allows you to gently broach the topic of 'what if'.

Others like Aspergillus and Penicillium don't need a lot of moisture to start and then even when the water is removed, they can continue to develop without active water.My point is this.

Would this arrangement not trap any moisture escaping from the conditioned space, or condensation that occurs between the floor and poly, and hold it in the batts?

Despite the fact the bamboo is more moisture resistant than wood, I assume in a 40 year old low end rental we might still be pushing our luck by changing and placing this in the kitchen too.

Hi John.I would say based on your assessment that damage to the structural wood members is pretty high.You could go for a more in-depth inspection, or just consider that if the lower walls were wet then yes, the drywall and even some amount of the wood structural members would need to go.Structural IntegrityThe only way the structural wood would NOT need to be pulled out would be if the drywall was removed shortly after the moisture affected it and it was properly dried.