Will the cupping hardwood floors on our new construction lie down?
bjpharr
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Comments (14)You need to do a little more archeological digging still. You need to know the whole construction of the floor before you can decide how best to install something new. I'd take up that plywood piece in the kitchen and see what's under it. It's higher than the surrounding floor, so needs to go. You should also be able to see from there what subfloor is under the original kitchen hardwood. It's too bad the space under your entryway is finished, but I'd still do some exploring from below to see what's under there, and to figure out the fix to stop it from squeaking. Is it drywall below or a drop ceiling? I know it probably seems like a pain to tear out drywall, but if you cut out a clean patch, like 2' x the width of the joists, it'll be relatively simple to repair. Just make sure to cut it down the center of the joists so that there's room to screw the patch piece to it later. Cut the hole under the area that squeaks the most, if you can. Have someone walk on and watch the floor from below to see what's moving. It might be as simple as pounding in a couple shims from below, or face-nailing a loose board from above. You want to find out what's underneath the hardwood. It might be laid directly on the floor joists, or there might be 10" wide boards that the hardwood is nailed to. Another thought is to take out a board in the hallway, since that's not original and you want to replace it. See what the subfloor is there. I am a bit puzzled at why, when you've stripped the kitchen down to the original hardwood, it's still higher than the hallway floor. Is your current surface perhaps not the original kitchen hardwood? Peeling back the plywood area will help determine that. BTW, I haven't heard of that stop squeaking product you linked to, so can't offer any personal opinion. And don't pour self-leveling compound over top of hardwood. It needs to go over plywood....See MoreHardwood floor 'cupping'. What to do??
Comments (2)Crawl space moisture issues. The crawl space is getting moisture in it, or the humidity levels are allowed to be sky high in there. And I bet, there is no plastic moisture barrier covering the soil, in the crawl space. It could also be the humidity levels inside your home, expanding the floor, causing the edges to compress, leaving the floor with a cupped appearence....See MoreWhen to install hardwoods in new construction?
Comments (5)If your are using standard prehung door units they come pregapped appx. one inch at the bottom to receive carpet without having to cut off the door slab. If you install the units on top of hardwood there is nothing to take up that gap, unless your trim guy can fashion a way to cut 3/4" off each jamb/casing leg before the unit is set. Even then... trim guys set the hinge side first then either raise or lower the strike jamb to get the correct exposure at the top.... you may have one jamb side sitting up off the floor a bit. When asked I always request that door units be in place before I get there and I cut the jambs off with a jamb saw. It's going to be harder on the floorguy when sanding but I think it looks immensely better not having that huge gap....See MoreAdding new hardwoods to existing hardwoods
Comments (5)My daughter had new #1 unstained, site-finished, red oak installed in her kitchen. Her kitchen opens to her den and dining room. Both of those rooms had 90-year-old red oak which she refinished a few years prior. A threshold was installed between the dining room and kitchen where both rooms' butt ends adjoin the threshold. No threshold was installed between the den and kitchen where the length of the board in both rooms adjoins the two rooms. Six months later, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between the new and old floors. All of her floors were finished with an oil based poly. You could use a different width if you insist, but your home will harmonize better if you are consistent....See Morebjpharr
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