Dehumidifier needed?

[sgeorge]

Hi all

I am new to the forum and hope I am posting this in the right place. Any help appreciated.....

I took up the carpet in my daughter's bedroom and was due to sand the floors. The boards were very loose so had to nail some down to secure them. I did a great job.....of putting a nail straight through a central heating pipe for the radiator in her room. The plumber is here now repairing my damage.

He has suggested that before I put the boards back down that I need to dehumidify the room as one of the joists has got wet and they need to be dry before replacing the boards otherwise they will rot.

Is this true?

I live in a Victorian terraced house and the floor boards are very 'gappy', so I would have thought that air would get to the joist no problem even when the boards are down. Given the hash I've made already, I imagine I am very wrong here!

Trouble I have is I need to get the job finished (started!?) and it's new years eve and HSS hire for a minimum of a week.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Regards

Steve

 

[muggles]

A dehumidifier will work much better with the boards up but would be ok with them down if there are decent gaps between them. You'll still need to leave the carpet up though. Try local independent hire shops, they can be cheaper and may do a weekend hire rate