I worked on a 27 unit condo building, each unit was 2,800 to 4,800 square feet. Priced from 2.3 to 4 million each. We had two Amish trim Carpenters who would only order 20 ft length of trim. We're talking 8 inch baseboard 12-in crown molding. These guys were so good you didn't have to putty or sand anything... The superintendent had the air running the whole time with the doors and windows open. The units were 99% completed punch list were about 65% completed. One Friday afternoon the superintendent's right hand man thought it would be smart to turn all the ACs down to 65 close all the doors and windows, lock the units for the weekend. Monday morning they tried to blame all the damage on the painters... Cost of contractor 400+K to fix.
Great episode. My oak flooring cupped (2-1/4) due to moist basement. I though I could avoid it by waiting a couple of months before the sanding. No such luck though.
Good snippet overall, but shouldn't installing the floor "too wet" actually *prevent* cupping? Wood swells as it takes on moisture, so you are installing it "bigger" than it would otherwise be. I would expect gapping rather than cupping if moisture was too high on install.
Install the floor, sand the floor, finish the floor, the back unfinished side picks up atmospheric moisture and swells leading to the nice cupping effect. Wood moves people. It’s alive.
Finish the backside of the board facing down to slow down or stop the moisture penetration the same as the face insane idea but it works. And it’s a lot of extra work.
Damn, where was this advice 32 years ago when I installed my 2-1/4" red oak flooring in my stilt home? I installed it as per the instructions from the manufacturer's advice. The oak flooring is installed over a 3/4" tongue and groove plywood subfloor, with fiberglass insulation throughout. Now, I've been getting a serious amount of cupping in the flooring. What do you advise for my particular case? The oak wood flooring was climatized for about 2 months, in the A/C conditions of the house, prior to installation. Thanks for any advice.
I worked on a 27 unit condo building, each unit was 2,800 to 4,800 square feet. Priced from 2.3 to 4 million each. We had two Amish trim Carpenters who would only order 20 ft length of trim. We're talking 8 inch baseboard 12-in crown molding. These guys were so good you didn't have to putty or sand anything... The superintendent had the air running the whole time with the doors and windows open. The units were 99% completed punch list were about 65% completed. One Friday afternoon the superintendent's right hand man thought it would be smart to turn all the ACs down to 65 close all the doors and windows, lock the units for the weekend. Monday morning they tried to blame all the damage on the painters... Cost of contractor 400+K to fix.
Great episode.
My oak flooring cupped (2-1/4) due to moist basement. I though I could avoid it by waiting a couple of months before the sanding. No such luck though.
Good snippet overall, but shouldn't installing the floor "too wet" actually *prevent* cupping? Wood swells as it takes on moisture, so you are installing it "bigger" than it would otherwise be. I would expect gapping rather than cupping if moisture was too high on install.
Install the floor, sand the floor, finish the floor, the back unfinished side picks up atmospheric moisture and swells leading to the nice cupping effect. Wood moves people. It’s alive.
Cause the dog keeps going on that spot
Finish the backside of the board facing down to slow down or stop the moisture penetration the same as the face
insane idea but it works. And it’s a lot of extra work.
Damn, where was this advice 32 years ago when I installed my 2-1/4" red oak flooring in my stilt home? I installed it as per the instructions from the manufacturer's advice. The oak flooring is installed over a 3/4" tongue and groove plywood subfloor, with fiberglass insulation throughout. Now, I've been getting a serious amount of cupping in the flooring. What do you advise for my particular case? The oak wood flooring was climatized for about 2 months, in the A/C conditions of the house, prior to installation. Thanks for any advice.
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