House flooring - structural question for any pros out there

[tomstevens26]

Ok, here's the deal...just bought another house and we'll be closing at the end of the month. In checking the house out on the county's property home page I found something weird. I was comparing that house (price wise, space wise) to others in the same subdivision. In doing so, I noticed that our house appears to be the only one that shows: FLOOR SYSTEM: WOOD W/O SUBFLOOR. All of the others houses on that street (about 25 more) and the subdivision (probably 125 total) all indicate WOOD W/ SUBFLOOR.

As far as I know, the same builder built all of these homes, so why would this one be built any different? They all range in price from around $175K to $250K, and even the homes cheaper than ours have a subfloor noted. Any chance that the property page is incorrect? I can't see why all the houses in the neighborhood wouldn't have this same setup. In fact, there a couple of other houses in the subdivision that look almost identical to ours, and they're listed with a subfloor. Is there a way I can check for a subfloor? The master bedroom is on the ground floor, and my wife and I do have a queen size waterbed. Would this be a problem if there is indeed no subfloor? We have not had the home inspection yet, but hope to schedule that for some time next week. Is this something I should ask him?

If anyone can offer advise, and explain a subfloor I sure would appreciate it. Needless to say, since I don't know anything about this I'm freaking out and praying that I didn't buy a piece of crap that I'll go crashing through!

Tom

 

[Armitage]

Is there a crawlspace or basement under the first floor? Generaly the subfloor is the 3/4" plywood (or flakeboard now) laid down directly over the floor joists. There is sometimes then a layer of 1/4" plywood put over that, followed by the flooring (carpet, tile, hardwood, etc.) don't know how you can't have a subfloor??

Any chance that your home is built on a concrete slab floor but the others noted have basements or crawlspaces under them? If they are all on slab, maybe they have a wooden "subfloor" glued down over the concrete ... slightly more comfortable to walk on.

Beyond that ... I dunno.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Any chance that the property page is incorrect?

Yes, contact your county's property home page and verify the info tomstevens26

 

[tomstevens26]

Originally posted by: Armitage
Is there a crawlspace or basement under the first floor? Generaly the subfloor is the 3/4" plywood (or flakeboard now) laid down directly over the floor joists. There is sometimes then a layer of 1/4" plywood put over that, followed by the flooring (carpet, tile, hardwood, etc.) don't know how you can't have a subfloor??

Any chance that your home is built on a concrete slab floor but the others noted have basements or crawlspaces under them? If they are all on slab, maybe they have a wooden "subfloor" glued down over the concrete ... slightly more comfortable to walk on.

Beyond that ... I dunno.

No basement, but I'm not sure about the crawlspace. Going out there tomorrow to check it out. In fact, I do know that none of the homes have basements, Some that we did look at did have crawlspaces as they were on a sloped lot. The section this house is in is flat, so I'm not sure there is a crawlspace. Wouldn't there have to be at least some sort of entrance under the house?

As for the slab, I have no idea if it's concrete. From your post, it sounds like I probably don't have anything to worry about. Am I reading you correctly? Please tell me yes... I think I'm probably just being paranoid.

 

[tomstevens26]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Any chance that the property page is incorrect?

Yes, contact your county's property home page and verify the info tomstevens26

I will if I can find their info!

 

MLS information is put in improperly ALL THE TIME. I deal with that crap on a daily basis.

Houses lacking true subfloors are either directly on a slab without a basement, or a partial crawl space, or an older style house from the mid 19th century to the mid 1030s.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: tomstevens26

Originally posted by: Armitage
Is there a crawlspace or basement under the first floor? Generaly the subfloor is the 3/4" plywood (or flakeboard now) laid down directly over the floor joists. There is sometimes then a layer of 1/4" plywood put over that, followed by the flooring (carpet, tile, hardwood, etc.) don't know how you can't have a subfloor??

Any chance that your home is built on a concrete slab floor but the others noted have basements or crawlspaces under them? If they are all on slab, maybe they have a wooden "subfloor" glued down over the concrete ... slightly more comfortable to walk on.

Beyond that ... I dunno.

No basement, but I'm not sure about the crawlspace. Going out there tomorrow to check it out. In fact, I do know that none of the homes have basements, Some that we did look at did have crawlspaces as they were on a sloped lot. The section this house is in is flat, so I'm not sure there is a crawlspace. Wouldn't there have to be at least some sort of entrance under the house?

As for the slab, I have no idea if it's concrete. From your post, it sounds like I probably don't have anything to worry about. Am I reading you correctly? Please tell me yes... I think I'm probably just being paranoid.

Yea, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

 

[UpGrD]

Sounds to me as if this home is on a slab with a floating floor (a Pergo type product), no subfloor needed.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Talk to your home inspector about it.