Carpets, Lino & Flooring

Newly fitted solid oak wood flooring already has gaps and spaces

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.37 PM

I have recently had a new 18mm solid oak flooring laid both upstairs and downstairs of my property. This was only done 3 months ago but I now have spaces and gaps at various places on the floor. This is concerning as I spent a lot of money for the materials and labour. I have observed from my research online that the flooring should have been laid at 90 degrees to the already laid floorboard (subfloor) but my builder did not do this. They have instead laid it parellel to the longest wall perhaps for aesthetic reasons however they have not used a plywood underneath. Could this be a reason for gaps appearing . Or could it be due to Winter conditions. Although the flooring did acclimatise for 2 weeks as recommended by the manufacturer. As I person ally made sure that the builder did this. what can be done to rectify this issue, will it need to be be uplifted ? It is a floating floor which has been glued together with Gorllia wood adhesive. If the wood is uplifted can they still be salvaged? Please any advise will be very much appreciated.