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Yes good idea. Think its called a noggin which goes beyween joists, and the floor could be nailed to the noggin

Thanks all. Fingers crossed the bathroom side is ok too. Does anyone have any recommendations for some good wood preserver brands for this sort of thing?

Im getting a new kitchen fitted by a plumber joiner so might ask him he will do it as a side hustle haha. Hopefully the joists are ok, they seem solid from the bedroom side. But yes new floor definitely. The look of this rot and mold just worries me. Another potentially silly question, the...

I think the chipboard under the bath has had it as it looks like the pics above. Mold and rotten. It seems dry. Will need a plumber to take bath up to see the other side of the joist. Do people Think its best of just replacing, spraying any joists and making sure the stud wall is secure and...

Only question is, this is still on the chipboard tile and the base of the stud wall around the leak. This doesnt look like dry rot does it? It was chalky and rubbed off in my hands. Also doesnt seem have seem to gone down the joist. Cheers

Managed to get to he subfloor doesnt smell damp and cavity was dry. Attached some images. The mold and mildew were on the carpet gripper, see pic as well. I poked the joist with a screwdriver and it was solid and didnt go through. It just left a little ident where I pushed hard. Is this good news?

Yes it is, the floor looked ok but it wasnt chipbaord it seems to be on a different type/style of floor but it didnt look rotten at least not from the top. I will try prodding with a screwdriver today and see. The kitchen ceiling did read high on a damp proof meter in the survey, but was dry...

The patch is bone dry so I am wondering if it's a historic leak, or the side of the bath wasnt sealed. I will fill the bath and drain it today and watch with the panel off to identify if there's any leaks and will try and get the board up

Thank you, can you tell if the white growth looks to be fungus from wet or dry rot?

Hi bought a house that tenants have been living in for 2 years , I noticed that the floor was coming away from the floorboard in one corner and lifted up the carpet which felt like it hadn't been lifted for years. I came across some water stained chipboard which was bone dry to the touch but...