Hi-that's just needed some advice. We had our much awaited kitchen fitted last week- a family friend fitted it with his nephew - they did a fantastic job of the kitchen and beforehand offered to fit the floor- which feels bouncyuunderfoot especially near French doors - on hindsight I know the floor was not level but being a dumb blond thought the underlay would sort that out. I have now become fixated with it and am worried it will lift or get worse - we have worked very hard to get the money for the kitchen and feel this may potentially ruin it - my partner thinks I worrying unnecessarily and should wait and see - however I am wondering whether to seek help now to try and prevent a disaster - when I spoke to the friend that fitted it he said the kaindl locking system was poor but I know it's the uneven floor-any advice would be welcomed ( and yes I will get a pro floor fitter in next time! )
ok whos messing with the icons ???that isnt meant to be a smily face it was meant to be a shocked face thingy
It makes no,difference if the locking system is rubbish or the best if the sub floor has a dip (solid floor ) or it's floor boards of chipboard that move then the laminate will move with it
You might want to lift the bouncy area and get the dipped area levelled and then refit the flooring. Also, it might be worth checking that the flooring hasn't expanded at the sides and causing a rise in the floor. IOW if the sides expand they will bind against your walls and the only way for the floor to go is up, then when you walk on it it will go down and return up again. As Dazza said if you don't try and get it sorted now there's a fair chance it will start to separate.
most customers wont pay to level floor and then ask why it bounces.. all flooring is only as good as its subfloor. 75% of the job should be prep .if thats right then the finished product will be right
Hi-am in Halifax -would the whole floor have to come up or just the bouncy bits? Thanks for all advice!
just the bouncy bits to start with, shame you didn't post a week or so ago was visiting the wifes family in Halifax could have had a look for you. Why don't you take a couple of pictures of the perimeter of the room behind any beading and pull up the flooring in affected area with a couple of pics will be better able3 to advise you then, also the kaindl locking system isn't too bad there are much worse inferior products on the market
Yes it is a shame - I know they left a gap and covered it with new skirtingsB-) I noticed the dreaded bounce the day after fitting -it was only in retrospect I thought of the uneven floor and am certain it's the culprit - would problems with expansion come to light almost straight away
no not always, once the laminate expands in regards to the moisture within the air it would be noticed without knowing the readings over a week period it wouldn't be something i could guess on. I forgot to ask what subfloor is it floorboards/concrete/asphalt etc... and which underlay has been used?
Was laid over tilesvwith a 5mm underlay-blue foam with gold foil-is it called sonic or something like that
concur with Tark - the 'sonic gold' underlay is just to thick & "bouncy" to use with laminate. this creates too much movement which WILL perish the joint of the laminate in time, even with Kaindl being one of the better locking systems... IMO prob a bit too early in the day to consider expansion issues, that said can't rule it out...!
I know they're in cambridge, but these guys did an amazing job with our laminate floor. www.you-need-to ask-admin-to-advertise.net. all links and company websites needs to get permission from the admin team before posting thanks
