🌧️ Is this wet plywood flooring unacceptable?

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[Patrick-jxyo]

There’s likely more to this story. Any respectable contractor wouldn’t leave it unprotected like that, especially for months. Maybe the customer hasn’t paid.

[Villagecookies]

Prime example of what happens when you don't pay your bill.

[aliceullrish]

I’m going to go out on a limb and say if that framings been exposed for months somebody hasn’t been paying her bill.

[justsomefoosent.]

Her waiting 3 months to contact a new contractor and not hiring someone to simply put tarps over the framing tells you everything. SHES BROKE!

[TheBabbsFamily]

When your ideas override your check book! 😂

[guichozuniga]

That's what happens when people don't pay and EXPECT things to get done right...

[daveharty]

Hold the f--- on. Has anyone asked why it has been exposed that long? Why does everyone jump straight to "it's the contractors fault, he is f ing you"? Maybe, perhaps it's the customer - Has the customer paid up? We have stopped multiple projects due to the customer not paying. You don't pay, we leave- just sayin

[PHerre-xs]

That’s what happens when there’s no payments coming in for us contractors 🤘🏼

[dukeladderman]

Looks like someone hasn’t paid their bill. Sure there’s sketchy contractors out there but every time I’ve seen this, more times than not, it’s because the client is very delinquent in paying.

[Thorinox]

As a former construction worker and the works, this tell me one of two things, 99% sure this was due to her being broke and not having enough money to continue the work, because it took her 3 months to get someone new, or 1% that the contractor flaked on her.

[RX-GT]

I’m sure she hasn’t even given down payment and was hiding from contractor .
No way they would leave this unless something between the lines of the contract has been broken

[fomocok]

I’m a framer. Have been for 28+ years. The X in CDX rated sheathing stands for short term exposure. 30 days or less is preferable. More than 60-90 days is pushing it.
Either way, with visible swelling and possible delamination, that subfloor sheathing has lost its structural integrity and will cause problems when the finished floors are installed.
I want to stay away from guessing why the framing has taken an extended time, but both a reputable contractor and an informed customer would insist on its being replaced. I wouldn’t want it to stay on my project.
(As others have mentioned, we don’t have the full story.)
Edit: I went back and rewatched the video clip. It appears that the flooring is nailed rather than screwed. Assuming there was no glue used (or improper gluing), the sheathing may have only pulled up from the framing. If that is the case and there is no swelling or delamination from over exposure, it could possibly be screwed down.
I agree with the poster that it should be replaced if it has been exposed for too long. Again, our info is limited. By “months” does the customer mean 2? Just wondering what the full story is.

[marlin]

Yeah, it's not normal to not pay your bills on time

[georgemckenzie]

as a builder I decided to remodel my home one June about 23 years ago,
It rained 9 inches that month and even with tarps I was push grooming inches of water off the plywood. sunflowers and corn sprouted at the seems in the kitchen. when it dried, after completing the roof I painted the subfloor, and has been my finish floor since. GP plytanium had no trouble being fully soaked while installed.

[bigshott]

Something doesn't add up. The floor is toung and grooved. That looked like straight edge plywood.

[ZBoomBoomz]

Happens all the time. Builders don’t care, that’s why you need to be on top of them with things like this

[LIBERTYRDEATH]

Unfortunately I have seen this far too many times. It happens mostly with these large sub division builds. I have seen houses sit like this for months

[jstewart]

In 2008 you could buy 4, 000-8000 square foot houses that were partially built and open like that after they sat for a year when the money stopped flowing during the crash. I was wondering about this topic. I do know pine can sit out for 15 years and be still strong but it is weakened some and it all depends on what wood eating fungi are in your area. 100 miles away from me there is a black mold that is all over eating away at houses that has to be watched and cleaned but not where I am and what I see in this video kinda looks like it

[c.g.ryderii]

Advantech subfloor, problem solved. some homes can take months to frame. Advantech is designed to withstand most swelling. Though edges may need to be sanded a little.

[samsngdevice]

Yes, I am a flooring contractor and that floor needs to go. Maybe use it for the roof.