Floorboards
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House is draughty
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House built before 1970 and with older timber windows
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Open fireplaces
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Gaps in floorboards
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Wind flow through external walls
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, particleboard or plywood squeaking
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Timber floor structure and flooring have dried and shrunk
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Inadequate nailing of particleboard sheets
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Deflection – the span is too great for flooring thickness
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
Timber floorboards joints opening
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Flooring has shrunk
Timber floorboards cupping
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Cupping occurs when boards are drier on one side than the other, resulting in uneven shrinkage/swelling. Cupping may be due to boards swelling if the moisture levels of internal or subfloor spaces are higher than the moisture content of the boards.
Timber floorboards – tongues of T&G boards exposed
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Too much sanding of cupped or damaged boards to remove cupping or damage
Timber floorboards, particleboard or plywood flooring rotten
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High subfloor moisture levels
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Cladding leak
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Leakage or overflows occurring over a long period of time
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Leaking from damaged or incorrectly installed shower tray or bath, or sealant failure around shower, bath, basin fittings
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Impervious floor finish not installed or poorly installed in wet area spaces – kitchen, bathroom, laundry
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Ceramic tiles laid without installing a waterproofing system underneath
Timber floorboards, particleboard or plywood stained
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Water spills, leakage, overflows
Timber, particleboard, plywood, cork floors – clear finish worn
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Age and use; floor has not been maintained
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Insufficient number of coats of finish were applied initially
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Floor finish is unsuitable for level of use
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Finish has faded
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Finish at the end of its serviceable life
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Water spillage