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Rising wooden engineered floors

  • 11-04-2017 11:45pm
    #1
    Johnnyq79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭


    Hello.
    Am looking at buying a house, trouble is the engineered timber floors have risen in the living room and one of the bedrooms. In the living room, the rise is about 5-6 inches going maybe 4-5 metres into the adjoining dining room. Also in one of the bedroom is rising too. Not as severe though.
    The house hasn't been lived in for about 9 months and there hasn't been heating since then I think.
    As far as I know, it was built in the 90s. It's a dormer.
    Any ideas anyone?


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  • #2
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    From seeing this happen in a few properties its usually an indication of moisture and the floor laid too tight to the edges with not enough space for expansion.
    Unfortunately all the occasions that I have come across this scenario are because of leaks and water getting under the floor.
    With a property not lived in for 9 months it may not be a leak, it may just be some damp and a tightly laid floor.
    Certainly needs some further investigation.


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