Hi All,
I was wondering if someone could provide some advice for me on a few things:
I have an upstairs floor which when walked across seems to cause vibrations across the room, so it causes minor shake on the top of furniture, eg tv screen wobbles slightly or oranments wobble slightly. Nothing falling over etc.
Building was constructed approx 1860, floor is large approx 6.3x4.5m, carpeted with plywood underneath (assume for levelling) and original floorboards under that.
I assume fix for this is to take floor up, check beams, check where they go into the wall and assess whether sister beams need adding or additional beams etc?
On top of this we have another slight issue,
When we have had strong winds, above 40mph for extended periods occasionally our floor will vibrate then as well. To give context, we have a large conservatory attached to this part of the building which then goes into an extended part (a flat roof timber extension, but seems to be brick at the ground floor level) and this is supported by steel supports which from where they are placed I assume connect to the master bedroom (the vibrating room).
The conservatory seems to be the indicator of vibrations as when that is hit by the wind, we get these vibrations. So in the recent 80mph winds we had this happen quite often, but at other points, more recent wind 20-30mph we have no signs of it.
Finally, we had two upvc french doors fitted to replace two very old ones again on the same part of the building, headed into the conservatory. It would seem when the door which is fitted into the flat roof extension is closed 'harder than normal' - it too causes some minor vibration in the floor.
We moved in last summer and had a full structural survey done, none of this was found and the general consensus was the property was in sound structural order. There are no cracks or damage around the property indicating any issues, the only 'damage' on the conservatory after the winter was some slight expansion of silicone where it meets the property, which was simple enough to remove/ fill in. Internally no damage or large cracks to the conservatory.
I can provide pictures if helpful as well.
Any recommendations on how to work this one out and any trades that might be useful to have come and assess it?
Thanks.
I was wondering if someone could provide some advice for me on a few things:
I have an upstairs floor which when walked across seems to cause vibrations across the room, so it causes minor shake on the top of furniture, eg tv screen wobbles slightly or oranments wobble slightly. Nothing falling over etc.
Building was constructed approx 1860, floor is large approx 6.3x4.5m, carpeted with plywood underneath (assume for levelling) and original floorboards under that.
I assume fix for this is to take floor up, check beams, check where they go into the wall and assess whether sister beams need adding or additional beams etc?
On top of this we have another slight issue,
When we have had strong winds, above 40mph for extended periods occasionally our floor will vibrate then as well. To give context, we have a large conservatory attached to this part of the building which then goes into an extended part (a flat roof timber extension, but seems to be brick at the ground floor level) and this is supported by steel supports which from where they are placed I assume connect to the master bedroom (the vibrating room).
The conservatory seems to be the indicator of vibrations as when that is hit by the wind, we get these vibrations. So in the recent 80mph winds we had this happen quite often, but at other points, more recent wind 20-30mph we have no signs of it.
Finally, we had two upvc french doors fitted to replace two very old ones again on the same part of the building, headed into the conservatory. It would seem when the door which is fitted into the flat roof extension is closed 'harder than normal' - it too causes some minor vibration in the floor.
We moved in last summer and had a full structural survey done, none of this was found and the general consensus was the property was in sound structural order. There are no cracks or damage around the property indicating any issues, the only 'damage' on the conservatory after the winter was some slight expansion of silicone where it meets the property, which was simple enough to remove/ fill in. Internally no damage or large cracks to the conservatory.
I can provide pictures if helpful as well.
Any recommendations on how to work this one out and any trades that might be useful to have come and assess it?
Thanks.
