I just had a floating floor installed into my condo and I am seeing the following problems. There are a lot of soft spots when I am walking around the on the floor. I also notice that when I step on the soft spots, the floor boards come apart a little bit than go back together after I have moved off of that plank. I am noticing this is many area in the unit. Some of the areas seem worst than others. I am also noticing that the floor is not tight together throughout the place. It seems that it is already separating. The contractors are telling me that this is normal and the floor needs to settle. I would also like to know what the long term effects of this can be with the floor. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,

~Z

That floor is doomed!

Long term, it will be replaced after it falls apart. the flatness requirements of the substrate prior to installation is 1/8" in 6 feet. here is a floor just like yours. These people are sueing the installer for a full replacement, and rightfully so.

Looks like that floor slopes?

Slopes, valleys and hills! To be exact.

This wasn't even the worst spot. It was very dark where the worst place was. Even with my light, I didn't get a picture worth showing.

This picture shown above. Where the flooring starts to fall in the picture, if you step there it feels like your on the spring board at the swimming pool. It goes down an inch.

Leaving the straight edge there and walking around it, the straight edge jumps up and down with each step.

Uneven Sub-floors result in deflection (movement) causing Tongue damage. The floor will someday have differences in heights as the tongues break down.
Sub-floor flatness is the cause of many failures in both wood and laminate flooring. We see this more than any other complaint.