The drywall and baseboard near a cleanout cover in a basement remodel I did a few years ago has moisture damage. I unscrewed the stainless steel cover from the wall expecting to find a leaking cleanout plug, but it was good. The insulation around the pipe is dry and the moiture damage is only on the outside of the drywall. Could it be condensation? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Keek
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Actually, was there anything against the wall there? I have seen in damp basements where no air circualtes behind items near the wall and mold and staining occurs there.
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Edited 11/14/2008 9:58 pm ET by PeteDraganic
>> unscrewed the stainless steel cover from the wall
That sounds like it may be the problem. Even with insulation behind cover it may be getting cold enough to be a condensing surface for moist interior air.
What kind of insulation is behind it? If fiber glass, try pulling some of it out and using a spry foam. You get more R value pre inch and that may let the stee panel get closer to room temperature, rather than closer to the temperature of the concrete wall behind the pipe. Tape plastic drink cup over the clean out cap before you use the spray foam. After the foam has set, go back and shave the foam tofit behind the panel and cut out the bottom of the cup for access to the clean out.