Floor Feels Bouncy

Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem.

Floor feels bouncy.

The area in particular is in the center of the room between the fridge and the dishwasher. Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem. Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up. There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor.

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. As homeowners we quickly get used to a floor that has a little bouncy or spring to it as we walk across it and seldom give any thought to whether there is a problem. Years ago while working as a carpenter i helped stiffen a bouncy floor by nailing a new 2 10 to each of the 2 10 joists that supported the floor. It s a span of 10 feet.

Floors that bounce up and down when you walk across them are annoying. Miscellaneous i just bought a 1982 house whose previous owners knocked out a wall so that the kitchen dining room and living room are all open. Working in the unfinished basement below the bouncy floor we had to remove the plumbing and electrical lines running through the joists and then rerun the lines. Spongy and bouncy floors generally are of little concern unless the cause relates to a serious structural issue.

The basement is finished and i don t want to tear out the dry walled ceiling. Hi that s just needed some advice. It was a complex expensive job. The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness.

The floor may be structurally sound and built within code limits. No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot. A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or. Long span joists may meet design criteria and the build ing code yet still feel uncomfortable.

Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable. How to fix springy and spongy floors. I have a kitchen floor that bounces whenever we walk on it. Of course new homes also can have bouncy floors if the joists are approaching the maximum spanning distance for the weight they are supporting.

There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor. The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness. Some deflection in floors is good a well designed wood floor feels stiff as you walk on it but still gives. Paranoid about my house and bouncy floors tags.