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Semi solid wooden floors moving under foot

  • 05-03-2015 9:04am
    #1
    blackcat7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    I have a guy in fitting semi solid wooden floors for me at the moment. I bought the boards just before Christmas so they have been acclimatising since then in the house. He's about half way through the job, I'm getting the whole downstairs done. The problem is although the boards look great, I've noticed that when you walk in certain areas you can see the floors slightly moving under your feet, wobbling up and down a bit. The floors are being glued together and placed on the floor without any adhesive directly on the floor over a thin layer of insulation / underlay foam. The floor is a little uneven in places and the guy has had to pack it up more under the boards in these areas. It's a little more noticeable in these places but I can also notice it in other areas where the floor is even. Also he hasn't put the skirting boards back yet, I'm not sure whether that might help to secure them in place.

    Has anyone else had this issue? Will it ease over time as the floor beds down?

    I really don't want it to be like this long-term I've spent so much on the boards so it's very disappointing.


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  • #2
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    blackcat7 wrote: »
    The floor is a little uneven in places and the guy has had to pack it up more under the boards in these areas.
    Ideally the subfloor should have been checked for flatness and a suitable levelling compound used to bring it within the tolerance specified by the flooring manufacturer. There should be no need to pack up hollows.


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