inside wall repair

machunt wrote:
Update, took it in for a estimate and holy cow, over 5 grand. the damage best i can tell is minimal. about 12 inches or so up from the floor and about 10 inches wide. then above that wallpaper peeling. Yes leak appears to be fixed. Looking for suggestions. pics to follow.

Leak "appears" to be fixed? Ensure that first of all.

Just make an access panel like was already suggested. That will not look out of place. And will NOT cost you 5K.

I only want 1K for this........

Update, took it in for a estimate and holy cow, over 5 grand. the damage best i can tell is minimal. about 12 inches or so up from the floor and about 10 inches wide. then above that wallpaper peeling. Yes leak appears to be fixed. Looking for suggestions. pics to follow.

It replaced the rotten wood. A rebuild would have been ridiculously expensive. It was damaged by a previous owner. I was a neophyte and did have the unit inspected. They made "light" of the problem or I would not have purchased. Only later did I find out how serious the problem was.

machunt wrote:
Injecting with expanding foam? what did this resolve?

Injecting with expanding foam? what did this resolve?

Hi,

On my 1987 I injected the wall with expanding foam.

Thin layer of luan? You can paint or wallpaper the area.

How big is 'small'? Cut the minimum opening required to check for damage to the backside of the exterior skin and with a mirror check the backside of the interior panel around the opening. What you find will dictate repairs needed. Then if the opening is small enough, then hide it with a fake outlet or battery operated motion activated nightlight. If it is larger, make a fake access panel that you can always use to check for repeat leaks.

all great ideas but the damage is closer to the floor.

Figure out the studs with a stud finder, then put a decorative routered piece of fancy plywood from stud to stud. A handy place to put somethings. Keys, phones, empty pockets, maps, electronics.