There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor.
Floor feels bouncy.
No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot.
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.
The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness.
Long span joists may meet design criteria and the build ing code yet still feel uncomfortable.
Hi that s just needed some advice.
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.
Paranoid about my house and bouncy floors tags.
Stiffening bouncy floor with plywood.
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.
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.
How to fix springy and spongy floors.
It was a complex expensive job.
Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up.
Some deflection in floors is good a well designed wood floor feels stiff as you walk on it but still gives.
Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable.
Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable.
The basement is finished and i don t want to tear out the dry walled ceiling.
The floor may be structurally sound and built within code limits.
The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness.
Floors that bounce up and down when you walk across them are annoying.
A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or.
Of course new homes also can have bouncy floors if the joists are approaching the maximum spanning distance for the weight they are supporting.
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.
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.
There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor.
Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem.
It s a span of 10 feet.
