Also check for any damp areas this would swell the laminate if wood.
Floor not flat.
Flat means no significant high or low spots.
The question is is the floor flat.
There is a laminate floor that looks like wood floors.
Here s how flat floor and level floor are different.
You must check and control the flatness.
Why is my laminate flooring not laying flat.
I would consult with nwfa the national wood flooring association for any additional symptomatic problems that may exist.
No homes have perfectly flat level floors but many have floors in which the changes are so minor that they are not noticeable.
Although floors in the home were out of level and not flat this is always the case.
Near the door there is an empty space under the flooring so that the flooring bounces.
In the tile world the word flat means that the surface does not have any significant high or low spots and will yield a smooth tile installation with no lippage between tile edges.
The bulges probably mean that the floor is not flat which means starting over again i m afraid.
You should decide by walking through the home whether the floor structure is a problem for you.
And don t forget to lay an underlay felt or a rubber composite type floor covering.
Not being flat can cause problems with plank adherence to the floor hollow spots t g not fitting correctly etc.
We have a new garage and 2nd floor above the garage.
Before it was barely noticeable but now it bounces between 1 4 and 1 2.