Spring & Deflection On Kitchen Floor

chrissa1 | 16:59 Tue 29th Apr 2014 | Property

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My daughter and her partner have just received the Structural Survey report on the house they are wanting to buy. The only "Amber" warning is this:

" There is some spring and deflection to the kitchen floor. This maybe due to leakage from the decking. The floor covering should be lifted to check the extent of any repair or replacement works required."

Should they be worried about this and request an inspection?

Thanks.

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1975? Ok, most unlikely to be floorboards then. Probably chipboard. Chipboard loses most of it's strength if subjected to water for any length of time. If you can imagine the floor joists set at roughly 400mm apart, then the thing to look for is any dipping (under your weight) between each joist. A sure sign of weakened chipboard. The only way around that is to...

18:22 Tue 29th Apr 2014

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The Builder

Sounds like a good call, Clippers. Surveyors are easily spooked ;o)

Good luck.

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