Rotten Floor - do I need a handyman, carpenter or builder?

happyshopper

Hello helpful people,

I have discovered some rotten floorboards in my bathroom which I need to get fixed asap, expecially as I am not on the ground floor.
I have taken off the bath panel and can't see any water or a leak under the bath, so I think the problem has been caused by water on the floor getting through a split in the lino which is laid directly on top of old floorboards (it was like that when I moved in). The rest of the floor is OK I think, am hoping it is an isolated area but need somebody who knows what they're doing to check and fix it for me.

I am going to get the bathroom completely re-done and the floor properly covered, but not immediately, and I don't think this can wait.

So my question is, what type of tradesperson do I need - a handyman, a carpenter or a builder? Or a plumber who also does bathroom floors? Can anybody advise?

Many thanks in advance!

hs

Owain_Moneysaver

ifit's just the floorboards then a handyman or carpenter.

If it's joists as well then a carpenter.

pka_2

What Owain moneysaver says. I wouldn't recommend a plumber who also claims to do floors, they are unlikely to be good at either.

happyshopper

Thanks very much. I am hoping it's not the joists, but I don't know, so will go for a carpenter I think. Cheers,

hs

Kernel_Sanders

You're going to take advice from someone whose livelyhood is dependent on his decision? I would seek independent advice. Your local council's building control dept. should be able to point you in the right direction.

T_T_2

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Your local council's building control dept. should be able to point you in the right direction.

You've not spoken with building control recently have you? They wouldn't know an elbow from a bent coupler.

mart.vader

Building control are unlikely to care either way.

This is the scientific method to find out if a piece of timber is rotten. Get a screwdriver and poke it hard. If the end goes in, it's rotten, if it doesn't, its OK.

If its just part of some of the floorboards, and provided the rot is not getting worse, and the bath is unlikely to fall through, IMO then it can wait until you get the bathroom re-done

spannerzone

mart.vader wrote: »

Building control are unlikely to care either way.

This is the scientific method to find out if a piece of timber is rotten. Get a screwdriver and poke it hard. If the end goes in, it's rotten, if it doesn't, its OK.

If its just part of some of the floorboards, and provided the rot is not getting worse, and the bath is unlikely to fall through, IMO then it can wait until you get the bathroom re-done

Some superb advice there. :T

HandyNick

Also depends on whether you need it doing quickly and the size of the job as some dedicated trades won't do the small jobs, thats why handymen are in business.

cyclonebri1

The correct advice has been given :T
But you need to be able to be confident that the joists/ joist end are sound and not rotted.
If you are confident in that then fine, but given what I detect to be limited DIY prowess, if you can't, ot if there is joist damage, get va joiner in.

Council is an un-necesary diversion, ;)