damaged pine wooden floor.

[nickys01]

hi guys my problem is my wooden floor in my extension. noticed recently a dark coloured patch on the floor in the corner near the patio doors, on further inspection (i actually put a screwdriver through it ) i noticed that the wood had actually rotten, due to moisture getting in the room and also a whopping great ants nest underneath the floor. My question is is there an easy way of fixing this? as i now have a 4 " square hole in my floor, what i mean is can i repair the board or do i have to take the whole floor up to the point where the damaged is to change it ??

hope this makes sense

thanks alot

 

[big-all]

heeelllooo nickys01 and welcome

you only need to replace dammaged timber
you need to stop the source of the damp remove all effected timber including joists
you can repair joist ends by ataching a new part joist with bolts and dogs[large toothed washers]
you need to cut the boards back to the nearest joist

you wont know how far the dammage has gone untill you remove and prod with a screwdriver