Sauna Project - Drywall Demo

Last week I managed to pull up all of the old floor tiles. It took an entire day longer than I'd hoped. The 2nd layer wasn't bad, but the first one was stuck on with a sort of asphalt based glue that contains asbestos. The only way to get it up is to scrub it with mineral spirits then scrape it up with a razor blade. So it' time consuming and smells horrific... even with my Darth Vadar mask... er respirator. So I'm still working on that bit by bit.

My friend Melissa came over Friday evening and we pulled down the drywall on the closet surrounding the water heater. I used the saws-all to cut down the studs yesterday. There was a bit of mold on the wall behind the washer. We wondered if the pipes there might be leaking.

We planned to just cut a hole in the drywall there to take a look, but unfortunately the people who owned the house before must have put drywall directly over wood paneling, so it will be very difficult to get to. We can't use a regular drywall saw, and we don't want to use the saws-all because we could accidentally cut through pipes or electrical wires. So, we'll have to figure out what to do about that.

Next I'll cut out the drywall in the ceiling along the joist bay where the plumbing for the water heater will go.