Understanding what makes a floor cup—whether solid or engineered—can help prevent wood floor failures, or, once the cupping has happened, can assist in diagnosing the source of the problem. Here's a rundown on why cupping happens.
Wood floor that is properly installed, maintained and cared for will look great for years and will hold its value for long. But changes in humidity and temperature can cause wood to contract and expand. That is when the real problems can begin.
26/03/2015 · Hope this helps! It certainly fixed my problem!
Bowing or warping of floor boards can occur for several reasons. If water has seeped into the boards, they may swell against one another, which can cause the bow.
What is the Bowing Tolerance of Solid and Engineered Wood Flooring? Bowing of a wood floor is when the centre of the board is higher than the edges of the board. The opposite of bowing is cupping and this is when the edges of the board are higher than the centre of the board.
Engineered wood flooring is constructed with layers of both solid and plywood. The solid wood veneer gives the natural beauty and look of a solid wood floor, while the plywood underneath is crisscrossed and compressed together to help prevent warping or bowing.
By its very nature, each piece of timber used for solid wood and engineered floors is unique, with variations in grain and colour. It’s one of the main charms of solid and engineered floors – the unpredictability of nature ensures that your floor is a one-of-a-kind.
Hi Lynn, Usually problems with buckling or cupping in a wood floor are caused by excessive humidity inside or under your house. It’s possible that a nonpermeable housewrap was used behind your new siding, which is increasing the humidity level in your home
or that the siding covered up existing foundation vents under your home.::::::::
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