House temperature after recent hardwood floor install?
Gemmy Tsai
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Comments (5)Someone more knowledgeable will have to comment, but I know that wider planks are more susceptible to cupping. 6" wide planks are very wide. I suspect the installer is worried you'll see cupping a few months after installation and come back to him for a remedy. He probably wants to control everything a tightly as possible to limit any cupping, including glue in addition to nailing. I'd be very wary of a glued 3/4" thick floor. That makes is quite permanent. During a remodel, I ripped up about 800 sq. ft. of 3/4" red oak in 2" planks that was only nailed. It was a huge job that would have been impossible if they had been glued as well....See Moreengineered hardwood floor over old hardwood floor
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 MoreIs there something wrong with this HardWood Floor
Comments (6)You are seeing what we refer to as 'dishout'...and it is a sanding issue. Walnut is very difficult to sand flat. Each of us have a favorite sanding method to get a flat result. I use a machine, similar to a terrazzo grinder, called a Lagler Trio, as the final machine; it never fails in giving an absolute flat result. You will notice dishout and any other sanding anomaly on these dark floors. You will also notice every scratch, dust particle, pet hair and piece of lint....See Moreinstalled hardwood floor and there's subfloor issue. house under 1 yr
Comments (9)He won't warrant it because you have made a material change by installing new flooring. Your only options will be to tolerate it or remove the new flooring and screw things down then replace the new flooring. Too bad you didn't check the subfloor before you installed the new flooring. Houses shrink and settle a lot during the first year or two. Your home is a good illustration of why you might want to wait to finish a basement or install a moveable basement ceiling. It certainly makes access easier to deal with flooring, plumbing and electrical issues....See MoreSJ McCarthy
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