Borer
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Bearer and/or joist damage/deterioration
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Timber sizes are too small for the span/loading
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Untreated or inadequately treated timber
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Rotted timber
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Borer infestation in timber
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Excessive notching or drilling through the timber for pipes or wiring
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Floors have been overloaded
Borer in bearers/joists/bottom plates
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Untreated or inadequately treated timber
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Use of sap timber
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High subfloor moisture levels
Pole foundations – bearer and/or joist damage/deterioration
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Timber sizes were too small for the span/loading
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Timber has rotted
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Borer infestation in timber
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There is excessive notching or drilling through the timber for pipes or wiring
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The floor is overloaded
Roof framing – borer
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High moisture content of timber
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Use of untreated timber or native sapwood timber
Ceilings – timber boards damaged by borer
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Untreated timber
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Damp environment
Timber boarding – borer infestation
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Use of untreated or sapwood timber
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High internal moisture levels
Timber floorboards, particleboard or plywood springy
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Span is too great for the size of joists, bearers or flooring
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Joists are cracked or broken
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Floor has been regularly sanded which has reduced thickness
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Water damage to flooring or subfloor framing
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Rotted piles
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Borer damage
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Inadequately supported piles
Timber floorboards – borer
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Damp flooring due to high internal or sub-floor moisture
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Use of untreated or sap timber floorboards