hi all first post here im just after a bit of advice i laid some oak flooring 4-5 years ago solid glued joints ive always had small amounts of movement(seen on the mastic joint strechin and contracting) during the winter months down to humidity i presume the flooring it self covers hallway kitchen and dinning room all no freshhold joins 15mm expasion left all around under skirtings and frames now my problem is this year the movement has increased to the point it has opened up in one area will try and post pics but saying to large now will this close back up come warmer months or what other options do i have thanks by the way im not a floor layer by trade im a carpenter and this is on my own place
Sound like you have floated a solid wood floor. ooops The movement in solid is too much to float should of been glue to the subfloor or nailed
Exactly as Brenchy said, the wood sounds to have been incorrectly installed so rectifying this is worse than starting from scratch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
did think about that when laying but flooring company supplied underlay with flooring also its taken nearly 5 years for the floor open in this area its opened about 5 mm will this go back or is it worth me evening it up and adding a movement joint some similar coloured mastic as i want to fill joints if it moves back to solve the problem.
It’s pulled itself apart at the weakest point. Problem is it hasn’t shrunk it’s more likely shifted where the glue is failed. Solid should never be floated. It’s a real shame some manufacturers give out this bad advise that floating solid is ok. B and Q are the biggest offenders for that. You could fill it but it’s always going to move if it’s floated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
thanks for reply yep that run from hallway to kitch is about 7m so over 5 years is probley catching the newel post now lesson learnt
Most manufacturers don't say float, it's the sales guys who say it, and that's because they don't know anything about it! I Floors2go sales woman once told me I could secret nail on concrete, and she really believed it could be done. How goods that? It's what happens when the clueless are "training" the clueless. Sales staff may not need the installation skills that you guys have, but they do at least need to understand the fundamentals of the product. Sadly, their trainers don't understand them so their "trained" sales staff (prodigy) have no chance. They get away with it because the problems occur (as here) 5 years down the line and by then it's "what's that got to do with us,? your warranty has expired!"
Totally agree with you. B and q write it all over their packaging that solid wood can be floated. Do they get this info from the manufacturer or do they make it up themselves to sell it to the public? If so, who’s in charge of making up this. Non sense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
