Hello, We have had a new floor laid of engineered wood over screeded floor and existing concrete floor, all a continuous area. The floor is very springy on top of the area where the screeded floor meets the existing concrete floor and springy in parts over the screeded floor. The screeded floor was very level when it was laid, but somehow the floor feels unsupported in parts. I am looking for recommendations of what we can do, that does not involve ripping up the whole floor. Please also spare me the reprimand of what should have happened, I have now learnt my lesson to specify the floor should have been supported in places where it felt uneven (although not sure how I could have done that as the screeded floor was level when it was laid), but looking for least-disruptive solutions to move forward.
Forgot to mention the floor is a tongue and groove system. The necessary expansion gap was left for the floor to expand. It was fitted in late November.
Yes the guy who did the screed used a spirit level. The existing concrete floor wasn't that level, about 2-3cm difference across 16sqm
Could be trapped moisture. Could be too large a area without breaks. Could be poor quality wood that’s bowed. The obvious would be the floors unlevel somewhere Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If it’s stuck down you could start to remove areas and re bond. If it’s floated you can’t really do anything other than hope it will settle down. Do you have heavy furniture in the room or anything that’s been fixed to the floor after it was installed? Maybe a kitchen island? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
