Conservatory Floor

[susanxx]

My friend has just had a conservatory built and the concrete floor is not level(there is a 'dip' approx. 5mm in the centre) and she has mentioned this to the cowboys that built. Their response has been that it doesn't matter even if she wanted to put down laminate flooring. I would have thought that it should be finished off with a floor levelling compound(I had to that in my porch) and she has mentioned this to the people concerned but the have dismissed the suggestion. Am I right that this should be done and what problems could occur if it is not done?
Thanks

[spathiphyllum]

It depends what the lady has paid for.. Has she paid for a conservatory extension meaning the floor and conservatory were added?

[susanxx]

yes, it was a complete build after demolishing the old one

[woofgang]

then I'd be yelling for a level floor. I don't care whether the fitters say it doesn't matter or not. has she paid?

[susanxx]

Unfortunately she has been very stupid and paid all but £800 of the original £13,000. The whole build has in my opinion, a been a complete con job.

[-SharonA-]

Tell her to report these cowboys and get her money back!!
Of course the floor needs to be level.

[susanxx]

thanks for your advise, I'll try but she is obviously distressed at what has turned out to be a nightmare when she was hoping for her ultimate conservatory in her forever home.

[ethandron]

Unless the conservatory people are also doing the floor, tiles, laminate, whatever, then to be honest I’m not sure I’d expect them to put levelling compound down, whoever lays the floor would do that.
We recently had our conservatory renewed and it was the floor tiler who levelled the floor with compound, not the conservatory company.

[Gizmonster]

I'm no expert in these matters, but she's whinging over 5 mm??

If it had been 5 cm, then fair enough, but 5 mm should not cause a problem for whoever lays the new floor; whether it's tiles or laminate flooring.

Just out of curiosity, how is she measuring the dip of 5 mm ??
Is that how much it dips from the edge to the centre; or is there an actual dip in the middle, that is quite noticeable ??

[Hopkirk]

Is 5 mm typo error?

That is so small that it's hard to see how she could measure it.

[Gizmonster]

//// Is 5 mm typo error?

That is so small that it's hard to see how she could measure it. ////

.... that's what I'm thinking as well :)

5 mm is hardly noticeable; whereas 5 cm could be deemed as "whinge worthy"

[paddywak]

If it is 5cm then it's not just a dip it's a valley.

[Zacs-Master]

‘Unfortunately she has been very stupid and paid all but £800 of the original £13,000’

She’s actually been very sensible. You can easily get someone to lay a self levelling latex screed for that which will rectify the problem.

[Hopkirk]

A 5 mm dip would have the benefit that when a glass of wine us spilt it would form a convenient puddle for mopping up.

[The Builder]

I'm so sorry that you have been treated this way, Susan. Believe it or not, there are plenty of good tradesmen out there, you have been very unlucky.
A decent builder would take note of your concerns and put it right without question. I don't think you're going to get anywhere with this lot though.
As has been said, 5mm is not a great amount, but nevertheless, it's not good. 5mm in one spot, but what about the rest of it?
I'd love to run a straight-edge across the whole floor. If they've got this spot wrong, what about the rest?
Whatever floor covering you're going for, a good tradesman will level it for you before laying it. I would definitely go for a floor levelling compound to put a lousy job right.