New Carpet About to be Installed Should I Also Have Floorboards Looked at?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:48 pm
When I tap my hand on the existing carpet I hear different sounds coming from the floorboards depending on where I tap.
The property is Victorian, built in about 1890, so is this quite normal? Are these range of sounds (ranging from just the sound of the carpet itself to a vibrating sound) due to whether the nails/screws are right, and whether there could be cracks in the boards or around the nails/screws?
On replacing the carpet should I get a joiner to take a look at the floorboards to see whether any maintenance/repairs is required?
One other thing, when vinyl was fitted in the kitchen there were creases in a couple of areas - the fitters said that they would go away. I rented the flat out for a couple of years, but it turns out that these creases are still there, but the company from whom I bought the vinyl has since gone bust.
Is this easy enough to get sorted given that they have been there since the vinyl was laid?
Thanks in advance.
The property is Victorian, built in about 1890, so is this quite normal? Are these range of sounds (ranging from just the sound of the carpet itself to a vibrating sound) due to whether the nails/screws are right, and whether there could be cracks in the boards or around the nails/screws?
On replacing the carpet should I get a joiner to take a look at the floorboards to see whether any maintenance/repairs is required?
One other thing, when vinyl was fitted in the kitchen there were creases in a couple of areas - the fitters said that they would go away. I rented the flat out for a couple of years, but it turns out that these creases are still there, but the company from whom I bought the vinyl has since gone bust.
Is this easy enough to get sorted given that they have been there since the vinyl was laid?
Thanks in advance.