Attic floor uneven

wally81

Hi we had our attic converted a few years ago. I’ve just noticed the floor appears to dip in a few parts. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Sleeper12

wally81 wrote:

Hi we had our attic converted a few years ago. I’ve just noticed the floor appears to dip in a few parts. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Have you any photos? What is the floor made of?

Chipboard can dip. It's not really suitable for flooring

wally81

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Have you any photos? What is the floor made of?

Chipboard can dip. It's not really suitable for flooring

Hi thanks fir your reply.
The floor is chip board as far as I can remember. The dip is not obvious to look at as the floor is carpeted. It’s just when you walk across it you can notice it. It’s in the middle of the room.

listermint

It would be normal of the material choice was wrong. Pull back the carpet. If it's only damage to the board that's fine. Biggest concern would be the joists are level and ok.

wally81

listermint wrote: »

It would be normal of the material choice was wrong. Pull back the carpet. If it's only damage to the board that's fine. Biggest concern would be the joists are level and ok.

Ok thanks we will pull back the carpet and have a look. If it’s not the floor (mdf) what could be wrong with the joists and could it be harmful to the structure of the house? I now have visions of floors falling down on us😂

listermint

wally81 wrote: »

Ok thanks we will pull back the carpet and have a look. If it’s not the floor (mdf) what could be wrong with the joists and could it be harmful to the structure of the house? I now have visions of floors falling down on us😂

Relax. Don't think the worst.

It's highly likely the boards of the floor have damaged.

policarp

wally81 wrote: »

Hi we had our attic converted a few years ago. I’ve just noticed the floor appears to dip in a few parts. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Is the ceiling underneath cracked or bellied?
If not, no problem,if so, floor needs reinforcing.

FileNotFound

wally81 wrote: »

Ok thanks we will pull back the carpet and have a look. If it’s not the floor (mdf) what could be wrong with the joists and could it be harmful to the structure of the house? I now have visions of floors falling down on us��

Might just be the boards, if not it may be the joists bending under the weight.

Depending on the issue the fix might not be too bad, you just need get in there and have a proper look.

seamus

Possibly some kind of low-level humidity issue. MDF is very susceptible to soaking up moisture and over time will naturally sag.

As said, pull up the carpet and have a proper look. Most likely no big deal, but a good opportunity to think about replacing it with proper floorboards.

Calahonda52

what does the ceiling beneath look like?

What was done when converting?
was steel added?
is it a 3 storey now?
was floor strengthened?
whats the span?