sub floor

[Stefani]

I know that there was a discussion a while back about subflooring with another person, but my situation is a little different. Our house is a colonial, but with our front door on the left side of the house, bumped out about 3 feet. There is no foundation under the bump out and it actually appears to be staying there because of some very large concrete and stone stairs. However, it is tilted downwards a little from house, maybe 1 - 2 inches from "level." The subfloor underneath looks damaged, with dry rot, probably due to no protection for about 20 or so years as it is clear the 2nd owner moved the front door out. He forgot to fix the wood floor where he removed the door and instead placed 2 x 4's where the previous wall was located. On one side we pulled the 2 x 4 up and saw the condition of the sub floor, we originally intended on tiling the front entrance way. Is there any way we can jack this part up (it's about 3 feet off the ground, with a hole dug underneath it possibly giving us another foot, so we have some area to try to work in. I thought maybe, just maybe, we could pour a concrete base floor underneath it, put in temporary jacks and lift the structure up. But I guess that doesn't solve the possible dry rot. There is a solid wood floor over it, that remains in good condition, but not sure how we just remove the sub floor? 1. Doesn't that mean the whole bump out would have to be renovated? 2. Doesn't the subfloor also possibly extend into our living room which connects to the bump out, and if we cut off the subfloor, will it affect the stability of the living room floor. Sorry to ramble. I'll see if my husband can take some pics and put them on so people can better understand my dilemma. Any suggestions would be very helpful. My husband's answer is to not look at it, and to not accept that it may be unsafe, but I think this could be a problem if we are looking to sell the home in the future. Thanks Stefani

[TDHofstetter]

Hi, Stef.

Yep, pictures would be good here - pictures from several different angles, including underneath so we can see how the flooring is framed.

I'm bettin' we can find a way to jack up that bad boy, and to fix up your floor in the bargain.

-- Tim --

If you require the approval of others,
You probably don't have your own.