Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable.
Floating wooden floor bouncing.
To lift a sagging.
A previous installation of a floating floor on a wooden joist supported surface can develop bounce from a weakening of the joists themselves.
There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor.
If you take a 2x10 solid lumber floor joist that is spanning 16 feet and place a 94 pound sack of cement in mid span the floor joist will bend downwards a given distance.
The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness.
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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.
A wood or laminate floor can only bounce when there is a gap between the underside of the plank and the sub floor.
Floor joists whether they be solid wood engineered lumber like yours or even steel can deflect or bend under a given amount of weight and a given amount of span.
Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem.
Bouncy floors can be a sign of structural problems but most bouncy floors can be stiffened to the point that the bounce is no longer a problem.
The materials that floating floors are manufactured with regardless of whether the top of the floor is wood cork etc.
It was a complex expensive job.
Floating floors are exactly that because they float.
How to take bounce out of floors.
Laminate or wood floor bouncing.
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.
Is material that expands and contracts.
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.
This issue can be minimized with a perpendicular beam.
When weight is applied to the flooring it moves downward because it is not supported causing the bounce.