Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Glue Down Creak
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DanS
04-14-03, 01:31 PM
I hesitate to ask this here since it may show my error to the entire WWW, but if I don't find my answer, I'll never learn...
My father-in-law, wife and I recently (nine days ago) completed glueing down our new wood floor (BR-111 7/16" Santos Mahogany Industparquet, using Bostik's Best on our concrete slab). The slab is 20+ years old, and when doing the duct taped 3'x3' sheet of plastic test, there were no signs of moisture. We rolled the floor after an hour or two and were pretty dilligent about not walking on the floor for ~12 hours. What we've found is a couple of places where there is a creak when walking on it. It really isn't too bothersome right now, but I'm concerned about the future. Will this lead to big problems for, what we were hoping, the last floor we have to put in our dining room? If it will lead to problems, is there anything we can do about it? Lastly, based on what you know about how we laid the floor, what might we have done wrong? (My wife likes it so much she wants to do the same thing for the den.)
Thanks,
Dan
(see pics at www.micndan.com/House/Default.asp?Page=DuringIV&ID=HD)
My father-in-law, wife and I recently (nine days ago) completed glueing down our new wood floor (BR-111 7/16" Santos Mahogany Industparquet, using Bostik's Best on our concrete slab). The slab is 20+ years old, and when doing the duct taped 3'x3' sheet of plastic test, there were no signs of moisture. We rolled the floor after an hour or two and were pretty dilligent about not walking on the floor for ~12 hours. What we've found is a couple of places where there is a creak when walking on it. It really isn't too bothersome right now, but I'm concerned about the future. Will this lead to big problems for, what we were hoping, the last floor we have to put in our dining room? If it will lead to problems, is there anything we can do about it? Lastly, based on what you know about how we laid the floor, what might we have done wrong? (My wife likes it so much she wants to do the same thing for the den.)
Thanks,
Dan
(see pics at www.micndan.com/House/Default.asp?Page=DuringIV&ID=HD)
marcthornton
04-14-03, 06:50 PM
Creaks can come from many things but from what i have read you have made no mistakes.
Some things that may cause creaks.......
uneven subfloor causing an a gap so when steped on two planks recieve uneven pressure and creak.
Plank is uneven causing the same effect as above.
Glue is not solid in one area causing plank to move and creak.
The list goes on.
Again from what i have read i do not believe this type of problem to get worse or be of any concern. My suggestion with all floor installtions is to keep several planks stored in the garage. If in the future a problem with creaks, a bad scratch or any other peril happens you have the material to pull and replace.
Best of luck and e-mail me if you have detailed information and need detailed answers.
Marc
Some things that may cause creaks.......
uneven subfloor causing an a gap so when steped on two planks recieve uneven pressure and creak.
Plank is uneven causing the same effect as above.
Glue is not solid in one area causing plank to move and creak.
The list goes on.
Again from what i have read i do not believe this type of problem to get worse or be of any concern. My suggestion with all floor installtions is to keep several planks stored in the garage. If in the future a problem with creaks, a bad scratch or any other peril happens you have the material to pull and replace.
Best of luck and e-mail me if you have detailed information and need detailed answers.
Marc