Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jun 17, 2012 7:10 pm We have an older Californian style double brick bungalow type house which we have just extended to open up the kitchen and have an open plan dining room (roughly 9x5 metres). We have tried to keep with the the remainder of the house ( the extension is double brick) and kept polished floorboards throughout the new work. I know that the new timber floorboards will have some different characteristics than the old ones but when we walk into the extension the floorboards seem to move a lot more even to the point that sometimes the new windows shake when walking a bit harder. We have challenged the builder and his reply is the different characteristics between the older wood and what is used with constructions which he stated would have a bit of bounce. I can understand a small amount of movement noting the quality of the original floorboards but the amount of movement for the new ones seems excessive to me. Re: Floor Boards 2Jun 17, 2012 7:46 pm sounds like a shodddy subfloor, inadequate structurally. NEVER trust your builders explanation, if you think something is suss odds on it is. Pay for a professional building inspection (if you don’t know a reputable chippie) for peace of mind..or worst case that trip to VCAT. and as a side note....cant belive you cant say the word shodddy in here ....correctly spelt you get pulled up lol Re: Floor Boards 3Jun 18, 2012 11:33 am So your new floor that bounces and rattles the windows is OK with your builder? Oh really? I would suspend all work until you get an independent building inspection report as I suspect your floor will have to be pulled up and stiffened. Arfur Re: Floor Boards 4Jun 20, 2012 10:45 am It is probably just a bowed bearer not being carried on a pier until you walk over it ( easily fixed ). Get another adult to walk over the floor while you are underneath with a torch. Look at any gaps between the bearer and piers. Go underneath and take some pictures of the offending area so we can see. Edit : Take your tape with you when you underneath the floor. If the joists are 100 x 50mm F7 hardwood and the bearers are 100 x 75mm F7 hardwood then ... The joists should be spaced at 450mm centres and span no more than 1500mm. The bearers should be spaced at 1500mm centres and span no more than 1800mm over the brick piers centre to centre. Stewie To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 413 I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 1936 |