I HATE wooden timber floors, should be banned

Doozergirl

Teapot55 said:

Incidentally, it’s always a good idea to ensure that if floorboards need to be taken up for any reason that screws are used to put them back: much easier to take up again than if they’ve been nailed down!

And they're much less likely to move (and therefore squeak) 

Chickereeeee

Have house built in 1926. Wooden floors, no sqeaks, nothing wobbles if I 'jump around upstairs'.

It's not wood thats the problem, it's how it is built.

Wanderingpomm

I have a concrete floor flat. Plumbing and wiring were a real headache, it dusty and holds the heat which in the summer is a nightmare as the building doesn’t cool down. I would much rather have had floorboards 

Rosa_Damascena

Chickereeeee said:

Have house built in 1926. Wooden floors, no sqeaks, nothing wobbles if I 'jump around upstairs'.

It's not wood thats the problem, it's how it is built.

Well in that case you are lucky.

I have just found out that mine (1922) has been built on the thinnest screed spread over the water table which peeled away like a satsuma skin. I would loved to have had squeaky timber but instead I've got a significant bill to put it right.

fenwick458

the problem is due to the materials the industry is getting, they are getting thinner, lighter, and poorer. thinner joists, tongue and groove chipboard flooring, often incorrectly installed. thinner joists, more flex.

even if (unlikely) a chipboard floor is installed correctly onto lightweight joists and it doesn't squeak or creak, chances are in 5 years or so somebody will want do modify something so the floor comes up, and as soon as that happens it'll never be right again.

solid concrete floors isn't easy to work with either, might be better at blocking sound and more solid but makes it difficult when works needs to be done later. and If you say "work won't need to be done, it should be done once and thats it" unfortunately thats never the case there are always plumbing and electrical faults to fix , and even if there isn't t people dream up big idea an constantly change the house layout!