How To Fix A Floor That Bounces

Remembering his boyhood kitchen tom makes sure that any new floor he builds is rock solid.

How to fix a floor that bounces. Stiffening upper floors typically requires removing some or all of the finished ceiling below. It s a span of 10 feet. This article will show you three better ways to take the bounce out of a floor. The area in particular is in the center of the room between the fridge and the dishwasher.

How to fix springy and spongy floors. Bouncy and spongy floors generally are of little concern unless the cause relates to a certain structural issue. But if you have an unfinished basement or a basement with a drop ceiling you just might have enough access to stiffen up the floor from below. Stiffening bouncy floor with plywood.

Learn how to fix your bouncy floor with the four methods listed below. Knowing which of the 7 common causes will help determine the seriousness and help determine the fix. The floor hardly bounced at all and the client was happy. A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or.

The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness. You can stiffen the floor in just one room or in as many rooms as you like. Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem. How to take bounce out of floors.

Let s take a look at some of the different options for stiffening up a floor from below for each of the possible floor. Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable. Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up. No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot.

To lift a sagging. But i know now that we could have made that floor just as stiff even stiffer with a lot less trouble and expense. There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor. I have a kitchen floor that bounces whenever we walk on it.

Photo by richard howard 4 ways to stop the bounce. Bouncy floors are one of the most vexing problems faced in houses both new and old. 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.