Hi i have a 18x10 summer house, the unit is sound however i have just put my foot through the floor... can a new floor be fitted or is it scrap now ?
Shed floor rotton
- Thread starter Bunnyman
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Yes a new floor can be fitted but with timber buildings if the floor I rotted that badly the rest I probably not in great shape unless there was an obvious leak or something causing localised damage.
Annoyingly often the walls are on top of the floor edge making replacement fiddly but you can leave the edges that are directly under the wall alone and cut up to them.
Annoyingly often the walls are on top of the floor edge making replacement fiddly but you can leave the edges that are directly under the wall alone and cut up to them.
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Doggit
If you do the new floor in situ, you'll need a new lip round the edge to rest the new floor on, so shine a light and a mirror underneath (or just rip a bit more of the damaged floor up) and see if one can be fitted. As R896 says, the walls often go on the edge of the floor, but the if the sheds good, then go for a repair. But can you dismantle the shed and make life easier for yourself. You'll need new felt, but a good overhaul could be well worth it.
Thanks for answers , it stands on my tarmac yard an is 15yr old, it seems in good solid nick still but one side has gone rotten about 2 ft up, An the floor is rotten about about 2ft from that. The rest is perfect tho
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Doggit
What's the ventilation under the summer house like.
It seems ok, i think its happen coz its only a foot from a fence and loads of pine needles had caused a bridge from the shed to the fence causing water to run down the sides instead of off the roof hangover
I had a bloke quote £220 to dismantle and dispose of it, which seemed reasonable, but i wondered if maybe i could put that money towards mending it
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Doggit
I suspect he'll dismantle it, and then rebuild it in his back garden. I couldn't tell you how much it'll cost to repair it, you'll need to get a couple of builders/handymen in to quote for the repairs, but maybe the real question is what do you want to do long term, replace it, repair it, or just get rid of it. If you've got good ventilation underneath, then you need to find out why the side and the floor rotted, hence why it might be better to dismantle and then repair it, but an easy repair could be to remove the damaged section, build up the supports on that area, and then lay a new floor over the existing floor.
And if you want to get rid of, just put it up for sale for £100, buyer to dismantle and remove. Actually, on that thought, where do you live.
And if you want to get rid of, just put it up for sale for £100, buyer to dismantle and remove. Actually, on that thought, where do you live.
Northampton
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Doggit
That's a shame, too far. Let us know how you get on.
Ive just emailed the company i bought it from, they are local and they make supply and instal themselves, maybe they do repairs, i will report back. Cheers for your help
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