Repairing the Rotted Flooring

OK, so the first rule of home renovation (especially in an old house) is NOTHING IS EVER A PIECE OF CAKE. But that shouldn't stop you. Just remember that if you have plans to bang out a simple project befor dinner time, it probably ain't gonna happen.

The leaky chimney didn't stop with rot at the maple flooring. It rotted our the subfloor, too. Here you can see right down into the basement.

So, next step (side step): gotta repair the subfloor.