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OK, so I went from considering underfloor insulation, to just sanding down my floors, in a couple of threads. Now, a bigger issue.
The floor is rotten. Both the wood that supports the floorboards, and the wood that supports that support. I am guessing that the only option is to replace a lot of wood at a huge cost.
The floorboards sink along about half the room, then seem firmer.
Here is a link to some photos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/SzWlcaKi61TSRvDY2
I'll add the main ones here too. A tad depressed. I think a similar problem under the living room too. Although, hopefully I am wrong - I need to see why that floor is soft underfoot.
This one, could have been caused by the pipe - I guess the mains water pipe, as no idea what else it could be. Maybe its all old and leaked ages ago? Somebody obviously inspected it - or maybe, the pipe that leaked was replaced? Who knows. The pipe seems a bit rubbery too - the original probably would have been lead or iron, so this could be a replacement after a leak?
Not really sure what to do now! It does seem reasonably dry down there at the moment, so maybe historic? Lots of photos - some taken looking left (from the first pic) and some looking down (along the front of the house). In one, the wall does look a bit darker.
The floor is rotten. Both the wood that supports the floorboards, and the wood that supports that support. I am guessing that the only option is to replace a lot of wood at a huge cost.
The floorboards sink along about half the room, then seem firmer.
Here is a link to some photos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/SzWlcaKi61TSRvDY2
I'll add the main ones here too. A tad depressed. I think a similar problem under the living room too. Although, hopefully I am wrong - I need to see why that floor is soft underfoot.
This one, could have been caused by the pipe - I guess the mains water pipe, as no idea what else it could be. Maybe its all old and leaked ages ago? Somebody obviously inspected it - or maybe, the pipe that leaked was replaced? Who knows. The pipe seems a bit rubbery too - the original probably would have been lead or iron, so this could be a replacement after a leak?
Not really sure what to do now! It does seem reasonably dry down there at the moment, so maybe historic? Lots of photos - some taken looking left (from the first pic) and some looking down (along the front of the house). In one, the wall does look a bit darker.
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