Groundwork & Foundations

kitchen floor rising up

Anonymous user 23 February 2024 - 3.08 PM

Hi, Could anyone please let me know what they think to the following. i cannot do or hire anyone as it is a council owned property. I moved in the house in 2014. The laminate in my living room is very,very cold to walk on and in certain areas it buckles up where the strips are joined and also does the opposite and dips in. We have to avoid walking on these areas as I'm afraid it might snap. There is also a very high raised area by the front door. And in the last week I have noticed one of the large ceramic tiles which is under my vinyl floor covering in the kitchen was clonking up and down when we walked on it. There is also and area of approx 4ft which has become raised up suddenly and is going across the kitchen floor. Then yesterday i also become aware of the same happening in a straight vertical line of approx 3 ft, starring directly from the back door frame. The back door frame isn't that good as it is filled with silicon because of not lying . Could these problems have anything to do with the fact that not long before I moved in there was a very tall tree just 8-8 ft away from the back door. It towered approx 20ft above the roof. also, at the other side of my back garden next to the living room, there had not been a drain for god knows how many years so it would have just been pouring down off the roof into the garden and patio area. Also, when I moved in, the pavers were all dipping down in front of the patio window and raised in other areas about 6 fr from where the tree was. I have also heard my wardrobes and windows vibrating in both back bedrooms for no apparant reason. I do not live on a road. There are no cracks on the brickwork outside but all upvc window frames are lifting up on the back windows, door, and patio doors. Also brickwork stays wet practically all year round on the back wall between the kitchen and living room. It goes as high up as approx 3-4 ft..I have no damp marks on the inside of the house but do with how cold it is as I am losing 5% heat somewhere. Any ideas I would really appreciate as no-one in the housing is concerned. Thankyou for taking the time to read this Edit to respond to answer - Thankyou very much for replying back to my question it's much appreciated. The tree was only cut down, the stump is left sitting just about 8ft away from my back door and window frame. The vibrating sound couldn't be a washing machine as I have no house next door to me and its late at night early hours of the morning that it happens mainly. I have told the council and they say its from the lorries going past even though I repeatedly told them that I'm not positioned on a road. Thank you for your advice me to go straight to the council tree manager, I didn't think of that and shall get onto them today. I've just looked up what tree it was and it was a Rowan Tree ( Thanks to google earth of a photo taken 2 years before I moved in). Many Thanks Again Lorraine