We are having new carpets put in to our house. There has always been a ridge at the top of the stairs, which I have never thought much about.
On taking the carpet up you can see that where the chipboard floor meets the top of the stairs it has dropped by about 10mm - you can see a gap under the skirting. By the time the floor reaches the end of the landing it is back at the right level (i.e. there is no gap between the skirting).
We've had someone around who says this is a fairly common problem when houses settle (1980s semi timber fram construction) and he can fix it with some packing.
The guy came recommended, so don't really doubt him, but I was just wondering if this is indeed a common problem and if that is the best way to fix it? I'm one of those people who likes to at least be able to pretend to know things about what the tradessman is doing
On taking the carpet up you can see that where the chipboard floor meets the top of the stairs it has dropped by about 10mm - you can see a gap under the skirting. By the time the floor reaches the end of the landing it is back at the right level (i.e. there is no gap between the skirting).
We've had someone around who says this is a fairly common problem when houses settle (1980s semi timber fram construction) and he can fix it with some packing.
The guy came recommended, so don't really doubt him, but I was just wondering if this is indeed a common problem and if that is the best way to fix it? I'm one of those people who likes to at least be able to pretend to know things about what the tradessman is doing
