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Selah · Jun 12, 2007, 12:18 PM

Hi,

I just laid a pre fabricated wood floor in one of the rooms in my basement. I noticed that in some areas of the floor the wood is buckling. Can you tell me why or what I need to do to eliminate this problem?

Lowtax4eva · Jun 12, 2007, 12:19 PM

Do you live in a cold climate and has this buckilng been happening since the weather and humidity has been going up?

Also did you install it yourself? Your supposed to leave a small gap between the egde of the boards and the walls to account for expansion and contraction.

Selah · Jun 12, 2007, 01:02 PM

Well, it was about 75 degrees for a few days. Then the temp dropped to about 68. Also, there were some areas where I measured to closely to the walls. Will I have to remove the flooring althe way back to the point where there is no 1/8 inch space between the boards and the wall?:confused:

Lowtax4eva · Jun 12, 2007, 01:13 PM

If it's possible it's what I would do but wait and see if someone else might have a simpler solution.

glavine · Jun 12, 2007, 05:08 PM

Ive Got A Few Questions For You, First Is This A Laminate Floor, Floating Floor, Real Hard Wood, And What Thickness Is It.
Lets Just Assume It's a Floating Laminate Floor, Most Likely There Is A Moisture Problem. And This Is Common For Basements, Let Me Ask You Did You Use The Roll Foam For These Floors? It's a Vapor/moisture Barrier And Padding All In One.
So Most Likely What Has Happened Is The Floor Was Cut A little Tight In A Few Areas, Most Of The Time Door Jambs Are The Problem. Did You Undercut The Jambs? The Flooring Needs To Go Under The Door Jambs And Door Casing, If Not They Can Push Against The Door Jamb And Buckle The Floor.
Let Me Clear One Thing Up . A Floor Doesn't Not Buckle Just Because It Is To Tight. There Is Always Another Factor. Unless You Cut It To Tight From The Start And It Buckled Right In Front Of You And Ya Left It.
Assuming Common Sense Was Applied Lol. Here Is What We Can Do To Start With And Well Move From Here If This Doesn't Work.
First Get You A Dehumidifier. This Will Take The Moisture Out Of The Room, And Most Likely Your Floor Will Go Back To Normal. You'll Still Have The Problem Of The Floor Being A Little To Tight Somewhere,so Lets Try This First And Go From There