Kitchen floor issue, Advice re pricing of floor repair/boarding please?

[Kingfisher101]

Hi, Thank you everyone who has helped me before with ongoing household jobs issues. The kitchen subfloor needs sorting out!.The house and the floor are 62 years old, it was built in 1960. Theres an issue with some of the floorboards which are creaking a bit in the main area of standing in the kitchen. The floor beneath the vinyl appears to be some type of ply? and then underneath the floorboards. This needs sorting out before I have new vinyl flooring down. I've got one quote for the floorboards fixing down and then new 90mm ply all over the kitchen floor,vinyl down and doors planed etc and it was guess how much? The kitchen floor is around 9m2 and the problem area around 1m2.
The floor isnt wet or rotten, no water leaks or anything.So hopefully no rotten joists etc.

 

[T4tomo]

can you get the existing ply off easily to have a go at screwing down the squeaky boards into the joists better?

no desire to play guess your quote game.

new 90mm ply all over the kitchen floor,vinyl down and doors planed

going to need an aggressive plane, that's probably why its expensive

 

[Kingfisher101]

can you get the existing ply off easily to have a go at screwing down the squeaky boards into the joists better?

no desire to play guess your quote game.


going to need an aggressive plane, that's probably why its expensive

No, I cant do it thats why I'm asking on here for advice and to try to establish whats a fair quote for this type of work. I dont work in the trades, my friends and family dont either.
Thank you.

 

[Jameshow]

I think the ply would cost approx £100 for the three sheets.

Labour another £200.

If it's a larger company you might get quotes up to £500?!

 

[alicat]

If you want to know what a fair price in your area is right now, get three quotes. No point us telling you what the price should be if nobody is willing to do the job for that.

 

[Kingfisher101]

If you want to know what a fair price in your area is right now, get three quotes. No point us telling you what the price should be if nobody is willing to do the job for that.

I am doing that thanks.

 

[Randomnerd]

If the boards are squeaking the floor doesn't necessarily need replacing. Wear and tear might just be remedied with floor cleats, screws with washers, packing between floorboard ends, dry lubricant etc or a combination of these.
Stopping the boards moving is the first port of call.
Broken boards or over-stressed ply might be next, and can be replaced piecemeal, rather than a whole new floor.
If repairing the floor leaves dips, a screed can be used to get a level surface for your vinyl.
All pretty straightforward for a knowledgeable general handyman, let alone a specialist flooring firm or joinery outfit.

 

[Cycleops]

I think you need to look at the joists first, this is the foundation of the floor so you need to find out what sort of condition they're in, they may be weak and moving causing the floorboards to move and squeak.
I had this problem in an old cottage dining room floor. In the end instead of replacing the joists I had them removed, put in a dpc and filled with concrete.

 

[newts]

Houses of this period usually had floorboards fitted rather than chipboard sheets. They were nailed rather than screwed down, which after time always squeak. Boards flexing against the nails. Firstly all the old ply should come up & the floor checked for excessive flexing/joist movement. If all is OK the the boards need securing to the joist with screws around 60mm long, adjacent to existing nails is the safer area for fixing (always check for pipes/cables!). Once the boards are securely fixed the squeaks should have gone. Next screw down 9mm plywood @ c100mm centres to provide a good smooth base for vinyl flooring.

 

[Kingfisher101]

Houses of this period usually had floorboards fitted rather than chipboard sheets. They were nailed rather than screwed down, which after time always squeak. Boards flexing against the nails. Firstly all the old ply should come up & the floor checked for excessive flexing/joist movement. If all is OK the the boards need securing to the joist with screws around 60mm long, adjacent to existing nails is the safer area for fixing (always check for pipes/cables!). Once the boards are securely fixed the squeaks should have gone. Next screw down 9mm plywood @ c100mm centres to provide a good smooth base for vinyl flooring.

The second joiner who came out said more or less the same as this and that hopefully a spot repair will be able to be done. Thank you everyone for your thoughts.