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Leveling concrete under carpet
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| Mook Johnson 2005-07-17, 6:25 pm |
| I purchased a new home in 2003 and over the last 2 years I've found a few
bumps and bows in the concrete under the carpet(home is in a slab). Some
are pretty obvious now that we rearranged the furnature and a hump is now in
the high traffic area. The hallway has a broad dip that pulls you towards
the wall (feels almost like there is no carpet padding under that part). Of
course these aren't noticed until after the home warrenty has expired.
Builder wont touch it as a defect so it must be something I did.
:{ (Sarcasm.)
What I can I do to level these out?
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| frippletoot@hotmail.com 2005-07-17, 6:25 pm |
| I had a long reply typed up and then google groups ate it. So, to make
a long story short, I had a house with foundation failure that had
ridges under the carpet which sounds similar to what you describe. IMO
you will need to:
Hire a structural engineer to figure out what is going on unless you
can ascertain that the bumps are NOT cracks at least.
Find out if your state has a "right to repair" law that dictates the
process you must use to complain about construction defects.
Visit http://www.hadd.com In my case we had severe foundation failure
almost immediately after moving in, and this site, and the networking
with people i met thru it, helped me win my case.
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I assume there are not structural issues, and you are dealing
with poor concrete rodding and finishing that were existent from
day one. I doubt that you have any recourse with the builder or
even a home warranty. The only solution of which I am aware
involves "floor stone" (also known as underlayment leveler). This
must be a large issue to pursue the solution. Peel back the
carpet and have a good floor man apply the leveler. Reinstall the
carpet. This should be possible to do in a day or less. You will
save dollars if you first have the good floor man to see and feel
the problem in your present room configuration, set up a day or
time for him to perform, you move all furnishing completely out of
the way to minimize his time, and you relocate furnishings.
You want to talk to the installer or someone who has been an
installer, not the typical carpet salesman.
(top posted for your convenience)
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DanG (remove the sevens)
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"Mook Johnson" <mook@mook.net> wrote in message
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>I purchased a new home in 2003 and over the last 2 years I've
>found a few bumps and bows in the concrete under the carpet(home
>is in a slab). Some are pretty obvious now that we rearranged
>the furnature and a hump is now in the high traffic area. The
>hallway has a broad dip that pulls you towards the wall (feels
>almost like there is no carpet padding under that part). Of
>course these aren't noticed until after the home warrenty has
>expired. Builder wont touch it as a defect so it must be
>something I did.
> :{ (Sarcasm.)
>
> What I can I do to level these out?
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| CWatters 2005-07-18, 12:25 pm |
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"Mook Johnson" <mook@mook.net> wrote in message
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> I purchased a new home in 2003 and over the last 2 years I've found a few
> bumps and bows in the concrete under the carpet
I think you need to have the carpet up to look at what's causing the
problem. If it's always been uneven like this then it might be an easy job
with self levelling screed. If this is a new problem then you need to get a
structural engineer to look at it.
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| Bill Stoney 2005-07-18, 12:25 pm |
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"Mook Johnson" <mook@mook.net> wrote in message
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>I purchased a new home in 2003 and over the last 2 years I've found a few
>bumps and bows in the concrete under the carpet(home is in a slab). Some
>are pretty obvious now that we rearranged the furnature and a hump is now
>in the high traffic area. The hallway has a broad dip that pulls you
>towards the wall (feels almost like there is no carpet padding under that
>part). Of course these aren't noticed until after the home warrenty has
>expired. Builder wont touch it as a defect so it must be something I did.
> :{ (Sarcasm.)
>
> What I can I do to level these out?
Grind the hump if you can get the machinery in to do the job. Other replies
say apply levelling compound to the low bits. I would go along with that.
BTW, have you checked it is not a structural issue?
What is the guarantee period in your part of the world?
Bill
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>Grind the hump if you can get the machinery in to do the job. Other replies
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>say apply levelling compound to the low bits. I would go along with that.
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>BTW, have you checked it is not a structural issue?
>What is the guarantee period in your part of the world?
>Bill
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Hello,
Yes, there is a machine for that. It is called a concrete sander. You can
rent them. A sander is tricky to use. It can sand indentations into the floor
(wood or cement), so be very careful. Iwould say the least amount of pressure
is the best way to go, and turn it on; turn it off; turn it on; turn it off
until you know you are not making indentations.
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