These are the residents:
They were doing an excellent job of taking up the floor, but they needed our help.
We have the power tools. Up came the rest of the floor. It is a cement foundation and floor. It has been repaired, which is why the former residents put down tile and vinyl on top and more vinyl on top of that vinyl.
Once we removed the floor, we could see the room had been flooded many times. You could see where the bottom of all of the paneling was crumbling due to water damage. This wasn't a one time water problem.
The paneling had to go, it was one of the causes of the smell in the room and there was some mold (not the deadly kind) three inches up the entire way around the bottom of the room.
But wait, there's more!
Behind the paneling was fiberboard drywall. We hadn't even found the foundation yet! The paneling didn't stop the water over the years. The fiberboard had also wicked up water. None of the boards were wet, but you could see the years of damage.
Finally, the original foundation. It's in good condition. No major cracks. Needs a good scraping and some paint. The rest of the walls and ceiling need removed, too.
So we did. That's a little bathroom to the right. The walls need removed and the bathroom remodeled, too, but at this moment it can stay because it is functional.
The ceiling was more fiberboard and a whole lot of nasty, but no mouse droppings. Just dirt and tap from the old roof above.
The original rafters of the room are in good condition, too. (Although we aren't certain why a few extra supports were put in on the left side of the room.) With the closet gone and the fiberboard walls removed, the room is much larger.
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