Hey guys, I was hoping I could get some advice about my restaurant flooring...
About 4 months ago our builder laid down engineered flooring onto a base which had floorboards which were not level and self levelling compound on top used to correct those level issues although after laying the flooring the floor is bouncy in certain areas so when you walk on the restaurant floor some of our customers sitting at their tables have their tables wobble and it so annoying and embarrassing. The builder promised us that the issue would have settled in a few months but clearly it didn't.
What we know now is that the builder should have screeded the floor before laying the flooring to avoid this issue. We can't afford to close down for a week or 2 to get this screeded, dried and then relayed so is there any suggestions of a quick and easy way to stop these certain areas being bouncy...?
There is a gap between the engineered floor and the underlay as it was laid as a floating floor so I thought maybe we could either drill a hole into a floorboard and use expanding foam or drill a hole and use a sand blaster something to fill the gaps with sand. Maybe even drill some screws but I don't think the screws would hold and id probably have to drill shed loads into the floorboards. With these options the areas when walked on although not level might not cause the bouncy effect. Your comments and suggestions greatly appreciated.
About 4 months ago our builder laid down engineered flooring onto a base which had floorboards which were not level and self levelling compound on top used to correct those level issues although after laying the flooring the floor is bouncy in certain areas so when you walk on the restaurant floor some of our customers sitting at their tables have their tables wobble and it so annoying and embarrassing. The builder promised us that the issue would have settled in a few months but clearly it didn't.
What we know now is that the builder should have screeded the floor before laying the flooring to avoid this issue. We can't afford to close down for a week or 2 to get this screeded, dried and then relayed so is there any suggestions of a quick and easy way to stop these certain areas being bouncy...?
There is a gap between the engineered floor and the underlay as it was laid as a floating floor so I thought maybe we could either drill a hole into a floorboard and use expanding foam or drill a hole and use a sand blaster something to fill the gaps with sand. Maybe even drill some screws but I don't think the screws would hold and id probably have to drill shed loads into the floorboards. With these options the areas when walked on although not level might not cause the bouncy effect. Your comments and suggestions greatly appreciated.
