Bouncy Floors Dangerous

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Bouncy floors dangerous. Spongy and bouncy floors generally are of little concern unless the cause relates to a serious structural issue. I have a kitchen floor that bounces whenever we walk on it. To lift a sagging. How to fix springy and spongy floors.

Paranoid about my house and bouncy floors tags. At a house warming party to celebrate the completion of a friend s new home i once watched a wine glass walk across the kitchen table until it teetered on the table s edge simply because of the bouncy floor. Years ago while working as a carpenter i helped stiffen a bouncy floor by nailing a new 2 10 to each of the 2 10 joists that supported the floor. 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.

Floors that bounce up and down when you walk across them are annoying. Working in the unfinished basement below the bouncy floor we had to remove the plumbing and electrical lines running through the joists and then rerun the lines. How to take bounce out of floors. Stiffening bouncy floor with plywood.

Not to go to geeky but when the vibrating load frequency matches the floor natural frequency you get resonance which is a positive feedback loop. It s a span of 10 feet. The floor may be structurally sound and built within code limits. The basement is finished and i don t want to tear out the dry walled ceiling.

Bouncy floors may meet l 360 maybe even l 600 but if the load is vibrating like a person walking dancing etc the floors natural frequency is the important factor. Miscellaneous i just bought a 1982 house whose previous owners knocked out a wall so that the kitchen dining room and living room are all open. A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or. Would screwing another sheet of plywood stiffen it up.

Bouncy floors are pretty common in older houses but if it makes you feel any better even new houses can have springy floors. The area in particular is in the center of the room between the fridge and the dishwasher.