Laminate Floor Sinking

I m not sure what is wrong with the floor in my house.

Laminate floor sinking.

We recently installed laminate flooring in the top floor of our house but now after installing it we realize there are many areas where it sinks even after placing a little extra padding over the deep spots and it gives the floor a squishy feeling. We had the home inspected before we moved in. Just had 12mm laminate installed my kitchen and living room that flow together both over a crawl space install guy put a straight edge over the areas and as i expected not level he used about 3 bags of henry floor level on the bad spots also used a quality vapor silent floor underlayment the problem i have is the floor in some areas creak as i. Check the floor for level again to make sure you re still good.

If the water is not pervasive you may be able to extract it with a wet dry vacuum. If water has soaked into your laminate flooring boards there is a. How to lay wood laminate floor around sinks toilets. Posts set on dirt floors should be upgraded to concrete pads with footings.

In the laminate kitchen there a lumps and you can feel where it s sinking in certain places. If the reason the floor sank is due to a rotten post and there was no tar paper you can now see what happens. Now put the weight of the house on the post. Place wood posts on metal post supports to create a waterproof barrier between the post and the footing.

Water under laminate flooring. If a small amount of water has leaked toward the edges of the flooring pull up any quarter round shoe molding or baseboards around the perimeter. Keep it lined up with the sides of the beam. The house is only 7yrs old and we just moved in 6 mos ago.

A sinking floor is usually a sign that the floor has begun to rot out from the underside meaning the joists or other elements of the subfloor have failed. Since we ve already installed the laminate flooring peeling it out and redoing it all is not an option for us especially since it took us. On the hardwood part there are lumps forming all over the place. This will ensure moisture doesn t come up through the concrete and get to the wood.

What kind of company should i get to look at the floor or foundation. In either case you will need to. When the water reaches under laminate flooring the water must be removed immediately. It took a long time for your floor to sink so you can t push it back up quickly without causing cracks and stress in the building.