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You're speaking nonsense (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I’m confused, like is your grout coming off or is your shower made of drywall?

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

My shower was made of drywall, which I found out about when mushrooms started growing through the grout. I was able to demo the whole wall with a single pull because the drywall had basically disintegrated.

That's why I had all of the drywall in that bathroom replaced with cement board.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My shower was made of drywall

Lmfao it's literally in the name. Who the fuck...

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right? I couldn't believe the incompetence.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

Never assume to be incompetence what could be attributed to cost optimization.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which is what is it is supposed to be, cement board, hopefully with a sealant on the wall before you put the cement board on but either way, then tile over top. Or cheap linoleum bullshit. It is really expensive to have it done.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah, the tile guys quoted me on re-tiling the rest of the house, and it was like 1/3 the price of a bathroom. That's because a crew can knock out a house in very little time, while many bathrooms can only realistically have one guy working on it.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No it is some type of synthetic from the '70s. Like plastic-ish adjacent, all the old people knew exactly what it was when I got this place I can't remember.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, I know plastic tiles were fairly popular from the 50s-70s, but I’ve never heard of that being bad in the shower other than just cracking off like it does everywhere else too. I wonder what yours is?

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Manufactured homes from the '70s is all I know

[–] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How have these survived on the wall for 50 years?

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We've wiped them down almost every time. I forgot once or twice for a number of hours. The main side wall was pockmarked when I moved in from being wet too much already though, but not to the point the water getting through yet.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But the humidity alone would destroy a non-waterproof material in a shower.

This doesn't make sense.

It will literally reach 100% humidity inside of your bathroom. That material doesn't need full contact to absorb water out of the air

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Wiping it down after use retains it's composure.

[–] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

If they've survived 50 years, I think it's time to thank them for their service and send them on their way.