Hi,
I live in a new build (never again) and the floors in one of our bedrooms has quite a pronounced ridge running across the room. To give you an idea of the size, if I balance a 900mm spirit level in the middle there is about 8-10mm between the level and the floor on both sides.
The builder says there is a steel under the floor running in line with the ridge but also says the joists run 90 degrees to the ridge.
I am pretty confused how this has occurred as I had originally thought the builder just made a bad job of levelling all the joists but this doesn't seem to add up if they are running the other way!
Having pulled up the carpet the top of the ridge runs along where two boards meet so maybe compression? It feels very firm tho and doesn't give at all.
I have raised this with the builder more times than I can count and am rapidly running out of faith they will fix it to an acceptable standard.
I am trying to understand what has happened so I can make an informed decision going forward.
Does any of this make sense to anyone?
I have attached a diagram to help illustrate what I am talking about. Obviously the steel wouldn't be running through the joists but it gives an idea of what the builder has said is within the floor.
Any insight will be greatly received!
I live in a new build (never again) and the floors in one of our bedrooms has quite a pronounced ridge running across the room. To give you an idea of the size, if I balance a 900mm spirit level in the middle there is about 8-10mm between the level and the floor on both sides.
The builder says there is a steel under the floor running in line with the ridge but also says the joists run 90 degrees to the ridge.
I am pretty confused how this has occurred as I had originally thought the builder just made a bad job of levelling all the joists but this doesn't seem to add up if they are running the other way!
Having pulled up the carpet the top of the ridge runs along where two boards meet so maybe compression? It feels very firm tho and doesn't give at all.
I have raised this with the builder more times than I can count and am rapidly running out of faith they will fix it to an acceptable standard.
I am trying to understand what has happened so I can make an informed decision going forward.
Does any of this make sense to anyone?
I have attached a diagram to help illustrate what I am talking about. Obviously the steel wouldn't be running through the joists but it gives an idea of what the builder has said is within the floor.
Any insight will be greatly received!