Warping and cupping are the two main types of floor damage and each cause varying degrees of deterioration.
Wooden floor rising up.
Cupping also known as wash boarding is the milder form of floor damage.
Wood is a porous material that expands and contracts naturally depending on the humidity levels in the air around it.
Hardwood floors can lift when the nails holding them aren t secure or there aren t enough of them.
Solid wood flooring takes in moisture when there is a high level of humidity in the air and then the flooring lets that moisture go when the humidity in the atmosphere reduces again.
The skirting this problem is.
Im having an issue with my engineered wood floors which were installed in my condo almost 5 years ago on top of the original cement floors which were already 20 years old.
Could you explain to me why this is.
How to fix hardwood floors that are lifting.
Lifting often occurs due to improper installation of your flooring or because of excess.
As stated in steve s comment the floor is rising excessively in the middle.
Picture a typical wooden floor plank.
Up until recently my eng wood floors looked great with a smooth surface and sat perfectly flat and solid onto of the cement.
The persistent squeaking can be annoying and if you.
However very recently i have noticed that a section of the wooden floor has started to rise up at the seam between the boards creating an uneven surface.
Although sealed with a protective coating hardwood floors can still absorb moisture.