How To Fix A Floor That Bounces

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.

How to fix a floor that bounces.

Bouncy floors are one of the most vexing problems faced in houses both new and old. The method or methods tom chooses depend as much on practicality as on effectiveness. Let s take a look at some of the different options for stiffening up a floor from below for each of the possible floor. How to fix springy and spongy floors.

This article will show you three better ways to take the bounce out of a floor. You can stiffen the floor in just one room or in as many rooms as you like. I have a kitchen floor that bounces whenever we walk on it. How to take bounce out of floors.

Even structurally sound code compliant new floors can deflect or flex more than feels comfortable. The floor hardly bounced at all and the client was happy. The basement is finished and i don t want to tear out the dry walled ceiling. To lift a sagging.

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. A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or. But i know now that we could have made that floor just as stiff even stiffer with a lot less trouble and expense. Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up.

Photo by richard howard 4 ways to stop the bounce. No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot. There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor. Learn how to fix your bouncy floor with the four methods listed below.

In most cases repairing bouncy floors is no easy task. Bouncy and spongy floors generally are of little concern unless the cause relates to a certain structural issue. Contributing editor mike guertin teams up with structural engineer david grandpré to detail six common and not so common ways to stiffen up the joists and keep the china cabinet from wobbling. Stiffening upper floors typically requires removing some or all of the finished ceiling below.

It s a span of 10 feet. Tom s house was built in 1765 but bouncy floors aren t just an old house problem. Remembering his boyhood kitchen tom makes sure that any new floor he builds is rock solid.