How can I inexpensively repair & cover bad floor boards in a kitchen?
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Dori Souter
My husband at the time remodeled our kitchen he had ripped up and replaced most of the floor with plywood and never finished it thinking we would build on an addition for a dining room. Where the sink originally sat for 80 years we found when moving the sink location during the remodel left rotten floor boards. He never did anything with that part of the floor it was in a corner and was where part of the addition would be and replaced later. Later never came and life took over. We're not together any more the addition will not be done but I am left with little money no nohow and rotten boards that if someone steps on they will end up in the basement and half a plywood floor. At the moment the kitchen table sits in that corner with an old sewing machine under it blocking the hole from people and pets. I am not above getting dirty, I just don't know were to begin or how to repair and cover this floor with very little money.
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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.