Hey guys,

I'm not much of a floor person so I was wondering if this was normal and if I could do anything about it.

I just got hardwood floating floors installed in my condo. The people who installed it used the proper layering and snapped the floors into place. No glue or nails were applied. The box label said no nails or glue needed.

The floors extend to my kitchen counter with a small gap in between (1/4" or so). Close to the counters the floor does not stay flat to the ground. It raises and lowers by a 1/4" when I stand on it so it's like there's a pocket of air. It's pissing me off. Is this normal?

Will glueing a 1/2" moulding along the length of my kitchen counter help hold it down or will I have to stand there forever to keep the floor laying flat on the ground?

Thanks for the help.

There is either a low spot in the subfloor or the plank might no be fullly engaged. If its the butt ends that are running into the counter I would say it 's probally a low spot and you probally can hold it down by nailing a peice of shoe mold into the toekick panel, If its the long side of the board that's lifting on the edge closest to the cabinet it probally just needs a good whack with a rubber mallet to seat the joint properly. Or, there is a possiblity of some debris under the plank creating your problem.

It's not the long end that's against the counter. I assumed that adding a shoe mould would help, I just didn't think it would be strong enough, but the counter is 5 feet in length and I would apply glue along the whole length and place heavy weights on the floor to allow the mould to set in the right position. Thanks for the help.

I recommend nailing the baseshoe moulding instead of gluing it to the toekicks.

If its a click, take it apart and fix the problem the right way. Especially if there is no trim on yet.

Sounds like the wood is tight against a fixed object... check for expansion gapping at all perimeter walls and doorcasings.

Click? Perhaps that last board was a bugger to get in and it isn't laying flat. I've been there. I think Steve is thinking the same as I am.