water damaged floor

[John Starks]

How do you go about replacing water damaged flooring under interior walls?

[trmimo]

You may have to remove the wall and rebuild it afterwards.

[Galen]

You may be able to remove the damaged floor up to the wall (or as close as you can get on both sides). While this is out, use a recipricating (sawzall) to cut the wall loose from the floor. Remove the floor underneath the wall with hammer/chisel/flat bar/etc (what ever works). You will need to remove the floor at the two ends (and maybe the middle) first so you can put a shim under the wall to hold it until the new flooring is installed. It's a long process, but I've done it several times and it works.

[David Oxhandler]

Visit our book store and check out The Floor Repair Info Kit from Aberdeen Repair. This kit includes a 25 minute VHS video about repairing the floor underneath your toilet, and a booklet on floor repair. This is NOT a high-dollar video with actors that wear makeup and every word smoothly rehearsed, Just a good-quality video that features a real contractor clearly showing you how to do the job.