Help! Have I brought a problem property?

jonnydeppiwish!

If the floor is laminate then it may not be the best quality. Additionally, it may have been fitted without a decent gap between the end of the plank and the wall, which may cause a slight bow, hence a bounce.
Just thinking about it, it may not even be to a wall, rather butted against a cabinet leg behind the kickboard.
Midterm replacement opportunity 

Benh86123

jonnydeppiwish! said:

If the floor is laminate then it may not be the best quality. Additionally, it may have been fitted without a decent gap between the end of the plank and the wall, which may cause a slight bow, hence a bounce.
Just thinking about it, it may not even be to a wall, rather butted against a cabinet leg behind the kickboard.
Midterm replacement opportunity 

Photo above shows the slight bounce/dip when weight is applied.




Photo below shows the slight gap between the boards. Photo doesn't show it great and looks a little worse in person.

MultiFuelBurner

Probably an uneven floor underneath

Green_hopeful

We have bouncy floors as well and rocky floorboards. In our kitchen there are some parts that are concrete and some bits that are floorboards. Where they meet the floor moves when you walk on it. Very noticeable in bare feet but not so bad with shoes on. But essentially it’s just the under floor being uneven. 

I think I have seen a comment about if you can get a pound coin in the gap have a better look but to be fair some people on Facebook have much bigger cracks. I think if you have cracks other than the joints between the wall and ceiling it’s worth having a look at the bricks outside to see if there are any issues. 

Benh86123

Green_hopeful said:

We have bouncy floors as well and rocky floorboards. In our kitchen there are some parts that are concrete and some bits that are floorboards. Where they meet the floor moves when you walk on it. Very noticeable in bare feet but not so bad with shoes on. But essentially it’s just the under floor being uneven. 

I think I have seen a comment about if you can get a pound coin in the gap have a better look but to be fair some people on Facebook have much bigger cracks. I think if you have cracks other than the joints between the wall and ceiling it’s worth having a look at the bricks outside to see if there are any issues. 

Thanks mate you've put my mind at rest.

As first time buyers (and not at all DIY competent) we were worried we were starting to uncover issues that would cost us alot of money further down the line after reading online about potential subsidence and foundation issues but hopefully they are just minor things.

FreeBear

Benh86123 said: As first time buyers (and not at all DIY competent) we were worried we were starting to uncover issues that would cost us alot of money further down the line after reading online about potential subsidence and foundation issues but hopefully they are just minor things.

Subsidence will manifest itself as cracks in the bricks close to ground level outside. These cracks will be large enough to stick your finger in.

Stop scaring yourself with random crap on the internet and sit back & enjoy your new home.

bobster2

The photos you have posted show a hairline crack and very slight movement (< 1-2mm) in a piece of lamintate flooring.

Things like this are entirely normal. If these are the only problems you can find in your house then you are incredibly lucky!!

You should see the cracks and state of the laminate flooring in our house

Dustyevsky

Nowhere in your posts have you mentioned how old your house is. Many older houses do tend to come with additional features, like gaps at the wall/ceiling junctions and floors which give a little or show gaps at the skirtings.

We were in our last house, a 30s semi, for 21 years. In that time we stuck coving up to cover the wall/ceiling gaps, and as for the bouncy dining room floor, we told the kids, “Don't run in here, or else!” Those measures seemed to suffice. That house had 25cm foundations, and it was badly built, but 15 years on from when we sold it, it's still there!

RHemmings

bobster2 said:

You should see the cracks and state of the laminate flooring in our house

Would you be kind enough to share photos? 

housebuyer143

Benh86123 said:

Thanks for all your comments guys, so in your opinions there seems like nothing major to worry about?

Been stressing out so much as like mentioned before we love the house but just started to notice things that made us doubt whether we made the right decision.

With the issues mentioned is there anything we should watch out for that may lead us to think there are bigger things going on?

Thanks

I didn't get a survey on my house and every crack actually freaked me out for a short time. Many cracks are completely normal though and are just from settlement or plaster cracks.