bouncy floor

[DHTiling]

Bounce...? .. this IMO sounds like a floating floor..? is it deffo on joists.?

 

[kilty55]

the joists need checking before anything is over sheeted imo

 

[cass]

There is lino over it at this point so not sure just going by what guy has said, there is a bad bounce when you come in door and in middle of floor it has bad movement around a access hatch, if it is a floating floor will the 22mm flooring just be sitting on top of insulation without joists?

 

[DHTiling]

Yes... that will be the case .. if there are no fixings in the chipboard , that will indicate a floating floor.

 

[cass]

Then you would have to add joists and dwangs to floor then lay ply over them and maybe some backer boards.

 

[DHTiling]

You cannot joist a floating floor.. but you can remove said floor and frame it out.

 

[cass]

If its not a floating floor , once the old flooring has been taken up is it ok to youse wooden shims screwed to joists to level floor?

 

[DHTiling]

It is yes as long as it is solid..

 

[cass]

Ok dave I understand now I have joiner freind who is going to help me with this thanks for all your replies

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Cool, looks like answers have been provided. But if it were me, and I had so many questions, I wouldn't be looking to provide a service that I'm not right sure about. There's making a floor sound for tiling.. and there's sorting out a bouncy castle floor that I've not got a clue about. IMO.