Warping/lifting of wooden floor

[Tim450]

Hi,

New to the group and in need of some advice.
We moved into a property a few months ago and we have noticed that the floor seems to have buckled.
The rise covers around 2m across the room but the worst area is next to the wall, which has risen about 9cm.
I don't think there has been a water leak, but we do know there was cavity wall insulation injected in the wall near the area soon before we moved in.

Just after some advise of the cause of the problem and the best solution.

Many thanks,
Tim

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• Tim450
• 8 Jan 2013
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• Tim450
• 8 Jan 2013
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[gregers]

er the best thing to do there is rip it up,if its any good you may be able to relay it with the correct amount of gap required for the perimeter???

 

[big-all]

its been laid by a rank amature instead off random joints they are all lined up brick fashion
there is no expansion gap at the end so doubt there is any anywhere else

how was the floor described in the estate agents blurb

 

[WoodYouLike]

Try indeed to see if there's still room in the expansion gaps. If not, saw appr 1cm off the edge of the floor and you'll be amazed how quickly it settles back flat.

This does not mean the problem is sorted. However, I see on the left hand side of the picture a bookcase? standing on the floor. This might have something to do with the floor not being able to move and start to buckle, if the content of this bookcase? is rather heavy.

 

[mac391]

No need to "rip it up" at all. It's a moisture problem and maybe the expansion gap around the room perimeter isn't adequate. Don't cut it back yet either...

If you're patient, turn your heating on high in that room and wait, it will slowly contract and eventually flatten. Maybe 5/7 days

If you are not so patient, hire a dehumidifier, place in the room and close the doors, it will flatten quite quickly. 1/3 days

Then asses it, take a piece up from the edge and check the underlay and that it's correct for either a timber or concrete subfloor.. from there on you can work out wether you can rescue it or not.

It is an engineered, floor so should be quite stable under normal living conditions and correct underlay..

Let us know

 

[Floorsave]

As recommended by all means cut back from the edges to allow an expansion gap for the floor to settle down, other problems you may find are in the joints of the wood were the adhesive may of been used this may still give you gaps IF the floor does settle down.
Would pull up the whole floor and start again.[/u]