Creaky wooden floor

ThumbTaxed

Hi, we got a new laminate (good laminate) floor downn18 months ago. It was put down on an extension.

It made creaky noises and was told it would settle. However, it hasn't and it annoys the hell out of me.

The floor provider said the floor must not have been flat but the builder, who laid the floor, said it wasn't.

That same builder did flooring with different wood in the house, not the extended part, and it is perfect.

We couldn't take up the flooring to check as we would have to do all the skirting again and there is a stove.

Anyone know? It is really creaky, like a small cracking noise. Also is it too late to complaint. We did it last August.

listermint

It's most likely an unlevel floor. It will creak if the floors isn't completely flat or also if they left something under. There when laying.

Woodie.ie

You can get this sometimes with changing temperature as well. Try to brush in some baby talc or similar to the joints, if its not too serious this might do it.

whizbang

Probably just really poor cheap underlay...

But i helped a guy put down laminate once, onto a very poor concrete floor; he wouldnt even brush the concrete off, even after i told him to hoover it.
For months afterwards the floor would 'crack' when walking on it; it was the small sand particles punching through the bottom of the laminate.

everlast75

ThumbTaxed wrote: »

Hi, we got a new laminate (good laminate) floor downn18 months ago. It was put down on an extension.

It made creaky noises and was told it would settle. However, it hasn't and it annoys the hell out of me.

The floor provider said the floor must not have been flat but the builder, who laid the floor, said it wasn't.

That same builder did flooring with different wood in the house, not the extended part, and it is perfect.

We couldn't take up the flooring to check as we would have to do all the skirting again and there is a stove.

Anyone know? It is really creaky, like a small cracking noise. Also is it too late to complaint. We did it last August.

Can you pm the brand? Just in case as I've a very similar issue

ThumbTaxed

What does one do here? Floor is wrecking my head. Builder blames wood, wood provider blames builder. I can't rip up the wood to check as the room is complete.

It crackles so bad.

yer man!

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Just wondering if you ever managed to find a solution to the creaking floor problem?