laid a 10m by 4m lounge thru diner in the above approx 3 months ago at the time of fitting told the shop id need to fit an incizo at the opening of the lounge diner approx 4.5m in as the manufacturer reccomend expansion after 8 running meters anyway back today as the boards have cupped right at the point where the dining room meets lounge 2 boards in the expansion is slighlty tight against the wall ie 2mm now at the end walls were the 2 areas meet i can lift half the area trim these bits and relay or would it be better to put in incizo incase the same happens in future first time in 15 years ive had this problem thanks in advance
purely from an aesthetic perspective i'd be tempted to trim existing boards & re-fit,,, that said to ensure NO FUTUE comebacks then the Incizo option is deffo worth considering - Chat it through with customer, see what they'd like as finished look & pro's 'n cons...
Hi mate, Question for you.. Do you know if the wall between lounge and diner was a brick one before it was removed?
yeah defo was raised concerns with shop bout this also as beads wouldnt nail as it was hittin the brick behing the wall
wowza!!! get yourself some 'mitre-kit' & use it instead of nails/brads,,, or 'no more nails' type adhesive & a few strategically weighted areas to hold it in place...
soooo right there matey... just fitted 50m2 V4 eng. to large family room & hallway in Leigh Woods, Bristol to new build 1.5MILLION houses which had to be perimeter finished with a matching oak beading!!!!!!!! what the furk is that about.... bloody aweful stuff, any beading that is
You say the boards have cupped? Also you say there is still expansion left ? I would point the finger at moisture. What is the subfloor made of?Do you have any moisture readings. If you can get me the rooms RH, temp and the floors MC including the subfloors MC if wood or the RH if concrete i can tell you what is going on.
subfloor is floorboards yeah still 5mm expansion left it has moved slightly flooring was acclimatised for 72 hours do have readings but paperwork is in ma fathers whoose on holiday for 2 weeks first time ave had this problem
O.k, dont be fooled by acclimaticing. YES we need to acclimatice but if some thing else is wrong you could acclimatise for 12 months but it wont actually be correct. This is where we need to understand RH v TEMP v MC. It defo sounds to me like moisture. Im going to take a guess that the floorboards (subfloor) has a high moisture content. Most possible cause of this is a issue with ventilation under the subfloor. Im guessing here but is a normal cause. Like i say i need moisture readings. If you have pre install moisture readings and moisture readings now that would be even better. This could be caused by something that has happened since install. With the above info i should be able to help tell you why it has gone wrong, how you stand and how to fix the issue.
its open plan lounge / diner so have spoke to client and have agreed to put in an incio bar where the two area meet ie the arch way
what will the incio bar actually do to sort out cupping? Manufacturer recommends one if over 8 meters, but that is for expansion. Not sure how it will sort out cupping, you say you still have 5mm expansion gap left also?
sorry for confusion its not actually cupping so to speak 2 rows of boards are bouncing up when you stand on them they go down giving the impression its tight yeah 5mm gap left
sounds to me one of either two probs, if there is still a expansion gap and floor is still bouncing then it could be the floor is uneven underneath causing the movement especialy as its where a old wall was? dont think damp would cause it to bounce as explained. if not large enuff expansion then that would proberly explain it. if you split it in archway this should solve it on both accounts.
