How do you replace a subfloor?
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Ron23899908
We just purchased a home and also just discovered the floor (appears to be chipboard) at the french doors is rotted and needs replaced. We've also discovered there's probably holes in the subfloor in other areas, because we sometimes step into a recessed area and already have some spots that are cracking from being walked on. (We've been in the home for less than a month.) The flooring that was applied to the subfloor is interlocking laminate (like linoleum) with adhesive backing.
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Hey Ron, you will have to take up the unterlocking laminate to get a real feel for how bad your subfloor is. You can always just cover it with new subfloor but then you will have a height difference. Otherwise you will have to rip it out and totally replace it or at least take it out and replace it in the places it is rotted.
Hi Ron, Here's a how to video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUmc_xa2c1I
Just a question, did you have a home inspection before you purchased your home? If so, that's something that should have been detected by the inspector! Here's a link that may help if you had a home inspection: https://realestate.findlaw.com/buying-a-home/home-defects-discovered-after-the-sale.html
Good luck!