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A client in Denver told me his old floor was fine, then we found a 2 inch gap under the baseboard.
We were doing a demo for a new vinyl plank job in a 1970s house. The owner insisted the subfloor felt solid and we could just go over it. I pulled up a corner piece near the wall to check, and my pry bar went straight through rotten wood. There was a hidden water leak from a bad toilet seal that had been going for who knows how long. The whole corner of the room was mush. He was shocked because he never saw any water on the surface. Now I show every single client a photo from that job before we start. Has anyone else had a 'solid' floor turn out to be a total surprise?
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paul_patel406mo ago
Man, that sounds bad but is it always that big a deal? Sometimes a little soft wood is just from old moisture that dried out. Couldn't you just cut out the bad section and patch in some new plywood? Feels like a fixable problem, not a total disaster.
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emma_clark6mo ago
Ugh, my DIY skills say otherwise.
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wright.lisa6mo ago
But is soft wood really that big a deal?
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