perry4711
2012-03-07 09:03:03
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Hello
We built with a construction franchisee in 2007. A solid house (Y-tong) was built, a semi-detached house,
basement, ground floor, attic, and loft.
We ordered a finished loft with a "regular" staircase, meaning the stairwell goes from the basement up to
the loft and is designed uniformly.
In the planning (factory plan), the loft was planned with a concrete screed, just as we wanted.
This lies on 5cm impact sound insulation, underneath a wooden floor that rests on the beams.
During the construction phase, the site manager approached me and said that, for structural reasons, they cannot install
a screed up there, we would get an equivalent wooden floor, and I should please sign this in the protocol.
I trusted the statement, and we got a floor with 16mm chipboard, 5cm Styrofoam, and again 16mm chipboard.
The construction acceptance took place, so far so good.
After about 2-3 years, however, we had strong creaking noises when walking in the loft; in the rooms below, especially
at night, it is unbearably loud.
We complained, and after some back and forth, the floor was removed.
Instead of the Styrofoam, Styrodur was installed, and on top of the 16mm chipboard, another 16mm OSB board was laid.
Now we have 16mm chipboard, 4cm Styrodur, 16mm chipboard, and 16mm OSB.
The whole thing was laid more or less floating. Only the OSB and chipboard on top were partially screwed together.
(By the way, click parquet lies on that.)
That was about 1.5 years ago - then it was quiet at first.
Now, however, it has started creaking again when walking up there.
It sounds "different," I think it now comes more from the Styrodur, which is much harder than
the Styrofoam.
At the end of the year, the warranty expires, and I am wondering what I should/can do now?
Grateful for any tips.
Perry
We built with a construction franchisee in 2007. A solid house (Y-tong) was built, a semi-detached house,
basement, ground floor, attic, and loft.
We ordered a finished loft with a "regular" staircase, meaning the stairwell goes from the basement up to
the loft and is designed uniformly.
In the planning (factory plan), the loft was planned with a concrete screed, just as we wanted.
This lies on 5cm impact sound insulation, underneath a wooden floor that rests on the beams.
During the construction phase, the site manager approached me and said that, for structural reasons, they cannot install
a screed up there, we would get an equivalent wooden floor, and I should please sign this in the protocol.
I trusted the statement, and we got a floor with 16mm chipboard, 5cm Styrofoam, and again 16mm chipboard.
The construction acceptance took place, so far so good.
After about 2-3 years, however, we had strong creaking noises when walking in the loft; in the rooms below, especially
at night, it is unbearably loud.
We complained, and after some back and forth, the floor was removed.
Instead of the Styrofoam, Styrodur was installed, and on top of the 16mm chipboard, another 16mm OSB board was laid.
Now we have 16mm chipboard, 4cm Styrodur, 16mm chipboard, and 16mm OSB.
The whole thing was laid more or less floating. Only the OSB and chipboard on top were partially screwed together.
(By the way, click parquet lies on that.)
That was about 1.5 years ago - then it was quiet at first.
Now, however, it has started creaking again when walking up there.
It sounds "different," I think it now comes more from the Styrodur, which is much harder than
the Styrofoam.
At the end of the year, the warranty expires, and I am wondering what I should/can do now?
Grateful for any tips.
Perry