hey guys....

thanks for the advice. unfortunately, the situation is far worse than i
had anticipated... on several levels. i ripped up the carpet in that
corner this morning, and as i expected the sub floor was rotted out.
what i didn't expect was that there was no slab... no foundation... no
vapor barrier.... nada. just sub-flooring on top of dirt. what were
they thinking? i'm most definitely over my head here. looks like it's
time to call a contractor.