Laminate flooring gone springy ??

[comfortably_numb]

Hi Folks.

About 12months ago i had some laminate flooring fitted in my hallway. I'm now considering having some fitted in the living room. However, over last week or so the hallway flooring has gone "springy" in couple places. It feels like it may have lifted a small amount.

I bought the flooring about a month or so before having it fitted & let it get acclimatised.

Any thoughts why this may of happened & if i can avoid similar happening in living room ??


Many thanks

 

[big-all]

how much expansion gap do you have!!!!

is there any feature near the springy bit doorways or stairs!!!

 

[comfortably_numb]

difficult to answer the expansion gap question as it sits under the skirting (it was all fitted professionally).

No real features in the hallway just 5 doors (all with thresholds fitted).

I did have some water develop in the bathroon which may explain the "lifting" toward that end of of the hall but there seems no water damage to the threshold that seperates the bathroom & hallway & doesnt explain the same problem the other end of the hall.

If it were all expanding ... can this happen over a year later to show ??

 

[big-all]

how is it fitted around the archatraves!!!

what i was getting at earlier was is it lifting at the point where somthing is along side!!!

 

[comfortably_numb]

how is it fitted around the archatraves!!!

what i was getting at earlier was is it lifting at the point where somthing is along side!!!

Its fitted under the architraves & lifting in the middle of the room

 

[big-all]

ok lets start again

lifting can be caused by expansion that has no where to go
this can be caused by little or no expansion gap around archatraves door strips 'around radiator pipes 'toilet seats 'ect

blocked expansion gap filled with debris like the no nails the skirting is glued on with
the floor has shrunk and is now sitting high and catching on the face rather than into the slot under the skirting'archatrave ect

expansion being retricted by heavy object

 

[comfortably_numb]

Ok ... i'm with you .... Is this soemthing that will get progressively worse or does it get to point that should settle down ???

 

[big-all]

Ok ... i'm with you .... Is this soemthing that will get progressively worse or does it get to point that should settle down ???

no way off telling only time will tell

 

[^woody^]

Expansion or a little dampness?