Replace collapsed floorboard (borer damage), inspect for further damage

Peter requested 3 quotes from Carpenters in Cammeray

  A floorboard has collapsed under our dining room. I had a look under the house, where there is about 1 metre clearance (and less under some areas). It looks to me like borer damage (photos are available).

Our single-level house was built in about 1916. We renovated about 12 years ago and extended out the back. The original part of the house, comprising 2 bedrooms, lounge and dining, has timber floorboards (possibly original) and wall-to-wall carpet.

I'm looking for someone to inspect the damaged area (and ideally also the rest of the floorboards of the original part of the house), advise on what floor repairs they think we should make, and then do them. The initial inspection would have to be done from under the house. If the inspection takes more time than is reasonable for preparing a quotation, then I’m happy to pay for that excess time.

I'm assuming that we'll separately have to get a carpet layer in to lift and then later re-lay the carpet wherever floorboards must be replaced.

Note that we do have regular termite inspections done (the last one was April 2011), but these don’t look for borer damage.

Carpenters that Responded

Hamdan Construction Pty Ltd

Provider never contacted me. What was the point of his expressing interest in the job in the first place?

Redford Constructions Pty Ltd

I was very impressed with this service provider. Peter G. was very thorough in his inspection and quote, and he subsequently did the work himself with an assistant and a sub-contracted carpet layer. Everything happened when he said it would, the final result was excellent and they cleaned the place up very well afterwards. Their organisation overall was very professional.

· over a year ago

Wonder Developments

Quote Details

  • Suburb Cammeray, NSW 2062
  • Specialisation Floor Boards
  • Date Listed 22 Jan 2012 - 12:37 pm

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