Laminate flooring gone springy ??

comfortably_numb · Post by **comfortably_numb** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:38 am

Hi Folks.

About 12months ago i had some laminate flooring fitted in my hallway. I'm now considering having some fitted in the living room. However, over last week or so the hallway flooring has gone "springy" in couple places. It feels like it may have lifted a small amount.

I bought the flooring about a month or so before having it fitted & let it get acclimatised & it was fitted by a professional.

Any thoughts why this may of happened, is it likely to get worse & if i can avoid similar happening in living room ??

Many thanks

marc1106 · Post by **marc1106** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:09 pm

sounds like your "PRO" didnt leave enuff expansion gap around the perimeter

comfortably_numb · Post by **comfortably_numb** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:46 pm

it would seem that is the case

... Is this something that will get worse with time or will it settle down ??

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:59 pm

I'm with CN.

Not enuff expansion.

Need to come up at the worst places and trimmed down a bit more

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:57 am

True, it could be expansion, but you may have moles!!!

Only kidding! There may be a leak that has caused the subfloor/underlay (if its fibreboard) to expand. Common for Radiators to leak intermittently.

Is it glued or snaplocked???

Glued laminates end up stressing with the tension of expansion (try saying that when youre pissed). Occasionally some joints will separate allowing one board to expand more than its surrounding counterparts! not much but enough to lift it a few mm. and thats enough to make a springy patch!!

comfortably_numb · Post by **comfortably_numb** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:13 am

I did have some water develop in the bathroon which may explain the "lifting" toward that end of of the hall but there seems no water damage to the threshold that seperates the bathroom & hallway & doesnt explain the same problem the other end of the hall.

The flooring has no glue ... just snapped together

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:17 am

I'm not an expert by any means, but if you had a board expand one end of the floating floor, I think it is very possible that the floor could have 'shifted' sufficiently to cause a problem at the other end

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:03 pm

Thats true hoovie! If you imagine a jigsaw. A piece on one edge gets wet and expands. You can imaging the opposite edge being being pushed together as the whole lot twists!

If the laminate was done less than twelve months ago, try giving the carpenter a call and asking if he could come have a look at it. I guarantee all my work for three years private and 12 months commercial.