How can I inexpensively repair & cover bad floor boards in a kitchen?
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Oh geeze! I feel for you. You at least need to get complete subfloor down just for safety sake. That alone is not that difficult or expensive, but it is best if you do have some help. Do you know if the floor joists are solid? If so, it will be easier. Since I do not know where you live or local building codes, I would call and get estimates to fix floor so you have the sub floor down. Ask lots of questions. Then depending on what they are recommending, just do it yourself. Then how about a paper bag floor? Almost free and pretty. Several Hometalkers have done them and I think they look great! Then some day down the road you can lay tile or hardwood when you have some money. Have any friends and their teenage boys or hubbies that would help, at least with the lifting? Your church maybe? You can always reward them with a pizza or homecooked meal.
Some cities have programs for people with little income. I would ask your city if they have this program, then you could have the resources to fix the things that need to be fixed. I had issues like this and they helped. Some cities also have volunteers to help fix people's homes. It doesn't hurt to check it out.