I am looking at a home to buy and in the second story bathroom the flooring next to the tub is soft. Is it to much of a headach or can it be fixed?
2006-11-30 18:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Depends on the condition of the subflooring. If there was a bad leak and it wasn't resolved in a timely manner, you may be looking at black mold under there, to say nothing of possible critter infestation. Make it a condition of sale, have them replace/repair the floor if you are to make an offer on the place; or get an idea of the size of the room (say 4 by 8 feet) and go see what a contractor would cost you to repair it, and ask for the purchase price to be adjusted downward to offset you repairing it yourself with a reliable contractor. Since it is not a new build, inspections may not be as thorough, but find out what building inspectors have been out to assess the property, if any.
It is fixable. So do not loose hope. Just protect yourself financially. Good luck!
2006-11-30 18:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by H2Ocolors 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be fixed however u will have to remove the tub and surface flooring to see the extent of the damage. it may be worse underneath the tile, lenolium, or whatever is on the surface of this floor. Once u measure the damage it means cutting out the old damaged flooring up to the beams underneath or trussess and replacing it with new flooring. it becomes costly when u find more damage than u expected ....... the water had to go somewhere and who knows for how long?? Then beams under the floor might also be damaged and that costs money cus u will need a pro to fix it. Good luck hope it helped.
2006-11-30 18:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by arc7499 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your handy with a hammer this problem can be fixed. 1. get the broker to adjust the price of the house. 2. go to your local hardware store and check the prices on your materials.3. remove the tub. 4.take up the old flooring and sub flooring. check the floor joist. 5. use large wood screws to attach new boards to old floor joist if they are bad, be sure to use same size board. 6. replace the sub flooring.use 3/4 plywood tongue and groove for floors.turn the top floor the opposite direction. use counter sunk screws. 7. replace tub and install your new floor covering.
2006-12-04 04:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by ghost 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I spent over $2000.00 on mine before I was finished.
2006-11-30 22:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋