Had to tear out my own basement framing after 2 days of work

Was putting up vapor barrier in my basement in St. Albert last week and realized I forgot to staple it to the rim joist before I built the stud wall in front of it. Had already framed 12 feet of wall with a buddy on Saturday. Spent Sunday pulling out 20 screws and cutting the nails with my sawzall. Whole mess cost me 4 hours and a trip to Home Depot for more 6 mil poly. Anyone else ever have to double back on their own work like that?

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emmam3219d ago

Wait, isn't ripping it all out actually the smarter move to guarantee no moisture problems later?

the_jake19d ago

I used to think patching was the way to go, but after dealing with hidden mold behind a "perfectly good" section, yeah, full rip and replace makes way more sense. You're basically giving it a clean slate and zero chance of anything lingering behind the new stuff. Guarantee is the right word, you won't be second guessing a spot you couldn't see six years down the road.