Attic floor uneven

wally81 · 25-02-2021 8:45pm #1

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 · 25-02-2021 8:56pm

wally81 wrote:

Hi we had our attic converted a few years ago. Iâ€™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 · 25-02-2021 11:02pm

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 · 25-02-2021 11:04pm

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 · 25-02-2021 11:30pm

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 usðŸ˜‚

listermint · 25-02-2021 11:43pm

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 usðŸ˜‚

Relax. Don't think the worst.

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

policarp · 26-02-2021 1:56am

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 · 26-02-2021 10:30am

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&#55357;&#56834;

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 · 26-02-2021 10:48am

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 · 26-02-2021 1:09pm

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?

Attic floor uneven

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