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Hmmm, so what would be causing the squeak? Warped chipboard from if they laid the floor when the concrete was still wet? I have noticed that the floor is faaaar from flat (very noticeable under my 2m wide Ikea wardbrobe, the floor sinks around 3cm at its midpoint!) would this be a connected...

I am pretty sure the guy said that it isn't concrete in my building, and that that is part of the problem.

Thanks Reynardine, The contractor said that the subfloor is not attached - deliberately to cut down noise transmission to below - hence the creaks. Is this a reasonable explanation? Can you recommend a link to a web-page which explains how modern floating floor systems work? Cheers, Dan

Hi all, I have moved into a new-build flat which suffers quite badly from creaking and moving floorboards under the carpet. The builder is trying to assure me that this is due to a combination of new building regs and the fact that a floating floor has been used to reduce sound travelling...