Floor Feels Bouncy

Floors that bounce up and down when you walk across them are annoying.

Floor feels bouncy. The basement is finished and i don t want to tear out the dry walled ceiling. 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. Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable. Spongy and bouncy floors generally are of little concern unless the cause relates to a serious structural issue.

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. The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness. There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor.

Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up. The floor may be structurally sound and built within code limits. 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. In almost all cases the floor can be fixed so that it is solid and does not bounce.

There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor. A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or. How to fix springy and spongy floors. The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness.

Paranoid about my house and bouncy floors tags. Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable. Stiffening bouncy floor with plywood. It was a complex expensive job.

I have a kitchen floor that bounces whenever we walk on it. No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot. Some deflection in floors is good a well designed wood floor feels stiff as you walk on it but still gives. Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem.

Hi that s just needed some advice. Long span joists may meet design criteria and the build ing code yet still feel uncomfortable. 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. 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.