{"id":1535,"date":"2021-07-18T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2022-02-23T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:06:57","slug":"attic-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/attic-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Attic Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am transforming the attic floor into a drain-pan to catch and hold any water that might leak from the HVAC equipment, or even the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Attic floor with sealant applied\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" width=\"601\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-sealant-applied-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The sealant helps prevent expansion and movement from breaking the membrane applied next.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First I used a urethane sealant on the joints and painted the wood baseboard that caps the wall cavities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Attic floor with waterproofing applied\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-waterproofing-applied-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This should be able to hold 4 inches of water indefinitely without any damage to the wood structure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I painted the entire floor with 2 coats of Redguard, a waterproof membrane that is used under tile shower pans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Attic floor with flooring laid\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-floor-with-flooring-laid-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The flooring make the attic look far more finished, and was very cheap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I protected the membrane with peel-and-stick vinyl plank flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Attic baseboard installed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Attic-baseboard-installed-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>I did this twice, once with peel-and-stick vinyl baseboard, which fell right off, and the second time using polyurethane glue, which worked great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally I finished it up by glueing on vinyl baseboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am transforming the attic floor into a drain-pan to catch and hold any water that might leak from 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