It was fitted about 2 months ago in the kitchen. I've been very careful with it & ensured it hasn't got wet. To clean it I use a very slightly damp cloth & dry it off. Each floorboard is beginning to 'curl' - help!
2006-10-21 06:19:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The packs were opened & left in the kitchen several days before laying.
2006-10-21 08:25:05 · update #1
Curling is cupping downward of the edges and the crowning of the middle.
It is most likely not from your careful cleaning. Especially this soon after installation, and because "Each floorboard" is beginning to curl.
Curling is the result of what happens to flooring when it was sanded when the moisture was still too high in the wood. When the flooring dries out, the edges curl downward, causing crowning in the center of the boards.
Is the job warranted by the installer?
I would recommend contacting them, but look into an independent inspector to also look at it. A web search show this industry is famous for giving the run around to home owners.
Note: Cupping is the uplifting of the edges of flooring due to excessive moisture. If this is what is happening, go ahead and contact the installer, but check out how much moisture is coming through the floor. If the flooring was installed to the manufacturer's specifications for underlayment and moisture barrier this shouldn't be an issue, unless you have a house with a damp swampy basement, with damp roting under-flooring, or with old wet well under the floor. After just two month it is most likely Curling from the wood's moisture at time of installation.
Good Luck!
2006-10-21 06:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by will.hunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 11:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
75% of the time when u get this problem is because of moisture problem below the wood....i assume the installer put down 15 lbs roofing felt paper on the floor before installing the wood? if u have a small, short, crawl space u could be holding moisture under the house.....if not one installed go and install a vapor barrier under the foundation (crawl space)....
also remember that most hardwood flooring manufactures require that u have a min. of 3/4 sub floor and that the span of ur joist be no greater than 19.2" on center.....
i hope the installer let the wood sit in ur house for a min of 24 hrs before installing.....as to acclimate to ur house temp....
as stated above the other 25% of the problem most of the time is the wood its self....
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2006-10-21 06:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the above answers. Curling after fitting is caused by a change in the moisture content of the timber after laying. Timber expand with moisture so if one face is wetter than the other the timber bends across the grain. There is no easy remedy for your problem. Sorry.
2006-10-21 20:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Snowlizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever laid it had not left it unwrapped in the room it was eventually fitted in for about a week to acclimatise. It is now drying out and curling. Get the layer back and tell him to sort it - it's a duff job.
If you did it yourself, kick yourself for not reading the instructions and start again.
2006-10-21 06:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by migdalski 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the packets of laminate must be opened up to climatise before laying,
moisture from under can creat curling, if you have a concrete floor you must put down a membrane sheet first then the underlay,then laminate.
water has accidently spilt onto the floor.
PULL it up and start again making sure you follow the above procedure. make sure the original floor is dry..................
2006-10-21 07:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by FRANCIS247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea put heavy stuff on it. Next time let the wood acclimatize to the humidity level in the house by stacking several piles in the room you are gonna do for a few days. More nails might help too. Depending on the climate your in , wood will flex and heave with the changing seasons.
2006-10-21 06:32:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a common problem put heavy stuff on top of the curls and leave for 7 days this will reverse the curling to make a tighter fit.
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2006-10-21 06:23:08 · answer #8 · answered by SlapADog 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fitted too tightly - no room for expansion. This will always be a problem unless you get the fitters to correct it NOW!
2006-10-23 13:56:34 · answer #9 · answered by Sandee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to have this installed in my house but was put off cos of the same problem!!
Fortunately I was pre warned by a friend who is in the business...
2006-10-21 06:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by HIMSELF 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋