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01-13-01, 07:41 AM
Hi All fols:
I bought a new house on May 2000. I paid $3000 extra for oakwood floor. Now my house is only 6 monthes old, the oakwood floor does the gap between the each wood strip(Some area). The constructor told me since weather too cold that's why wood floor(Wood Strips) will get smaller & summer times will expand.
I don't believe what he said. I think he is trying to aviod this situation to come back for repairing.
Does the foundation of the house will cause the wood floor have gap between each wood strip after period of times. I have a oak wood floor install on 2 floor. Is it what he said since the weather change(Chicago)?
Is any way that I can fix or fill up the gap & looks nice again. I am so frustrate since it is my first home that I bought in life.
Thanks
Owen
owen_yuen@yahoo.com
I bought a new house on May 2000. I paid $3000 extra for oakwood floor. Now my house is only 6 monthes old, the oakwood floor does the gap between the each wood strip(Some area). The constructor told me since weather too cold that's why wood floor(Wood Strips) will get smaller & summer times will expand.
I don't believe what he said. I think he is trying to aviod this situation to come back for repairing.
Does the foundation of the house will cause the wood floor have gap between each wood strip after period of times. I have a oak wood floor install on 2 floor. Is it what he said since the weather change(Chicago)?
Is any way that I can fix or fill up the gap & looks nice again. I am so frustrate since it is my first home that I bought in life.
Thanks
Owen
owen_yuen@yahoo.com
John Nelson
01-13-01, 12:21 PM
It's not a function of temperature -- it's a function of humidity. These gaps are caused by the lower humidity in the winter.
Make this deal with your contractor. He'll have to agree. Get him to agree that if the gaps are still there in August, he'll replace the whole floor. Then wait until August and see.
Do not fill these gaps. I recommend you learn to appreciate them -- they are proof you have real wood. But if you want to prevent them next winter, you'll need to run a humidifier. Keep the year-round humidity in your house constant and you won't have this problem. Buy a humidity gauge.
Make this deal with your contractor. He'll have to agree. Get him to agree that if the gaps are still there in August, he'll replace the whole floor. Then wait until August and see.
Do not fill these gaps. I recommend you learn to appreciate them -- they are proof you have real wood. But if you want to prevent them next winter, you'll need to run a humidifier. Keep the year-round humidity in your house constant and you won't have this problem. Buy a humidity gauge.
Elite Flooring/Ken Fisher
01-13-01, 02:50 PM
Great Points John:
I'm on your side and you stated it right on the money. I've been on internet flooring message boards for three years now and I've never seen so many comments about gapping or shrinkage of naildown flooring, until the past month or so.
It's been frigid everywhere, including SW Florida. I've run my heat a dozen times this winter(usually 2 or 3)..I guess I'm thin blooded now after hailing from Pennsylvania 25 years ago. Any lows in the 30's get my heater cranking.
I'm on your side and you stated it right on the money. I've been on internet flooring message boards for three years now and I've never seen so many comments about gapping or shrinkage of naildown flooring, until the past month or so.
It's been frigid everywhere, including SW Florida. I've run my heat a dozen times this winter(usually 2 or 3)..I guess I'm thin blooded now after hailing from Pennsylvania 25 years ago. Any lows in the 30's get my heater cranking.