Watch as Lowcountry Basement Systems' inspector Brian examines a crawl space in Statesboro, GA which has, among other problems some soft spots on the floor above the crawl. Talk with an attorney about the faulty inspection. Along with wearing down our diamonds, these particles scratch and wear away the surface of the concrete. However, about the 4th or 5th time I fished out of it, my partner was already sitting in the passenger seat and I pulled the TM to move spots and stepped down off the cooler onto the floor. How to spot mouth cancer. You should go under the floor, if possible, to check for any water damage under the floor. 2. If this is not possible, you will have to pull up the linoleum to find the problem. I have a soft spot in my new wood floor. Has anyone found a way to repair the soft spots short of tearing the floo John. Soft concrete has a rough sandpaper like appearance and feel which, when we work on it forces lots of additional loose, granular particles onto the floor, particularly when using metal tools. Main Stringers are very solid from bulkhead back to the gas tank. Putting the trim down will help keep the floor down and lessen the void in the soft spot, but it won't get rid of it completely. I've noticed a 'soft' spot on the tub floor about 3" round. Left untreated, these problems can significantly … From island to cabinet there is 4.5 feet of laminate. I have a soft spot in a laminate floor I installed recently. I have several soft spots in my subfloor that are soft enough to feel the deflection when you walk on them. We did live in one townhouse with a basement for a while, and I remember noticing the difference in my knees. My question is, is there any way to fix it without having to take the whole floor back up. Get a strutural contractor to inspect the floor area and make suggestions. The white corner under the bench seat shows you the type of rot the camper had. Quote Reply Topic: Soft Spot in floor 1989 BFN Posted: September-20-2020 at 10:27pm: 1989 Barefoot Nautique. As in, the wooden flooring had a lot more “give” and was easier on my joints. floormeintucson Post subject: Re: soft spots in subfloor should i fix it. However a problem that you can tackle yourself. Humid crawl spaces are the perfect breeding ground for both mold and termites. Post Oct 06, 2017 #1 2017-10-06T02:02. – Fixing Soft Spots or Delamination on your Boston Whaler – Epoxy. Beating mouth cancer is so dependent on diagnosing it at an early stage. You're walking across your hardwood floor and you feel it sink under your feet in one spot. May 7, 2011 Steven Cole. 2. If you have an older mobile home, your sub-flooring most likely consists of particle board. I was installing a hatch to relocate a battery and the section I cut out is a sandwich of glass with a very soggy cork or balsa core. There are 2 ways to do it. What should we do about it? Registered Member. This is a fairly common problem. A concrete slab will never give a polished appearance while it’s shedding sand. Its in excellent condition but it has a couple of soft spots in the floor. I talked to some people and they suggested drilling small holes in the soft area and injecting it with a fiberglass resin. Jaybae. This is a sign of either rot in the flooring or even worse in the supporting joists. This is a repair I did to a bonded or sandwich floor in a motorhome that had soft spots in it. Closer examination finds the wood of one floor board (or a group of them) is starting to rot and soften. I could press it down a bit more with my thumb. Top . mhal2015 Posts: 21 Joined: Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:58 pm. The glue will probably have been softened by the water. While you can’t undo this damage, you can fix it by laying a new floor that’s sturdier than the old one and certain to withstand water and other damage. If you can feel a soft spot in the floor under the carpet, the subfloor has likely been weakened or damaged. Lift away your floor coverings above the soft areas. My 1988 Bayliner 3218 Motoryacht has several soft spots in the galley floor. I cannot see it with my eyes-- its that shallow. Top. I have a soft spot in front of my pylon next to the passenger seat about the size of a paper plate. Once you locate where the joist(s) are, then you can use the saw to cut along the side of the joist. Is this a serious condition? But i can feel it with the ball of my foot, or my hand. Floor tiles and linoleum are usually impossible to lift out in reusable pieces. Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:59 pm . Upon inspection, Brian detects not only wood rot problems but also termite damage. Love everything about the boat. Then I noticed several other areas with that felt like that. LEASEGUY, Aug 23, 2006 #1. lazeyjack Guest. If you hear a hollow sound, you’ll have an idea if there’s a weak area. Actually the whole kitchen floor feels soft-ish to me, but that’s no doubt b/c we lived in apartments built over slabs for so many years. Set your circular saw to the depth of your sub-floor – Depending on what type of camper you have, your sub-floor will vary in thickness. Answer: Dear John. Must you replace the floor or can you simply drill a hole in the floor (making sure you don't drill through the hull) and pump a can or several cans of foam into the floor cavity? We recommend tapping around the soft spot with the back-end of a screwdriver. Looking for a method to inject some type of resin back in but Im concerned about the water and the lack of adhesion ? The location of the soft spot is between my kitchen island and end cabinet. If it is caught early, the chances of surviving mouth cancer are nine out of ten – those odds are pretty good, and that’s why early detection is so important. Soft spots on the floor can cause damage to other aspects of your mobile home. Hello to all, I have a 18' bowrider, and in 2 or 3 spots the floor feels spongy, like it might be rotting out. I have owned boat for couple years and it was there when I bought it. The sub-floor was particle board that had been wet too long. Jaybae. Thoughts? Sadly, far too many mouth cancers are not spotted early enough. How to Repair Soft Spots in Fiberglass On A Boat ... Use a palm sander to sand the weak spot below the level of the sound fiberglass surrounding the weakened area. If the sub-floor is not level, then the floating floor with develop dips and "soft" spots. A soft spot in a boat floor can be surprisingly tricky to diagnose. While I was out enjoying the pool yesterday I found a spot where the floor felt soft, an area about 4" around or so and perhaps tapered down to 1/4" deep. When I closed the pool last night I could see these recessed/soft areas clearly with the light on. 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