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Raised laminate flooring

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Stealmysunshine · 25/10/2013 22:46

We have laminate floor in our hallway, living room and 2 bedrooms.

My Dp stepdad and his mate laid the floor for us for about £500. Frankly it's a bit shoddy but that's a whole other thread.

Recently, it's started to raise in different parts of the rooms, like there is trapped air or something under there, so we are bouncing around on them when walking from room to room. Now Dp said gaps were purposely left to make way for the wood to swell as it gets hot and cold but I find it a bit odd?

Dp's stepdad also laid dpm's floor and in the 4ish years we've been together I've never seen their floors raise like ours.

Dp is very defensive of the work done as I told how unimpressed I was at the originally work done but was told they were doing us a favour so we should be grateful so I daren't have a moan about this, he's clearly noticed it too.

My question is, is this normal? And will it keep doing this as the weather changes?

Thank you.

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PigletJohn · 26/10/2013 11:42

It's damp.

how old is the house?

Is it laid on concrete?

LIZS · 26/10/2013 11:47

Did they use underlay and what was the floor below ? We did have laminate with underfloor heating which expanded and contracted.

Mumof3girlys · 27/10/2013 21:05

I have laid my own flooring in 6 rooms now, the first room I did there was one board that I left a little long (as in I didn't leave a big enough gap between it and the wall) it was fine for about 6 months then when winter started to set it it swelled and like you said it was bouncy! It was very easy to fix just took skirting board back off and chisled out little off board and popped skirting back on,

Stealmysunshine · 28/10/2013 00:00

Thanks for your replies.

Yes there is underlay and under that is concrete. We live in a 4th floor flat, so it can get very warm due to everyone else's heat!

Sounds like its relatively normal?

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PigletJohn · 28/10/2013 00:30

it expands when damp and contracts when dry. heat has little effect except that it tends to cause dryness.

Is the flat perhaps more humid with windows closed in the cold weather? Do you have wet washing?

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