Defective Hardwood Flooring

It may be missing tongues or grooves or it might be water stained cracked or split sun discolored or affected by a myriad of other imperfections.

Defective hardwood flooring.

Fortunately this is not a common occurrence. Hardwood flooring can sometimes be defective. Pet stained floors can be saved. Best price guarantee to guarantee that all customers get the best price our sales team will work with each customer to beat any validated competitive price.

When it comes time to wet clean your floor every four to six weeks depending on foot traffic work on small areas at a time and use only a damp cloth or mop. Mark sniff wednesday 10 july 2013 great article and visuals. Order online now and pick your floor up in your local ll flooring store. Miller has more than 21 years of experience in the hardwood flooring industry most recently having worked as a regional manager at basic coatings.

John winkler wednesday 10 july 2013 superb article thank you steve. However improper installation can make all that effort and money worthless and cause you many headaches along the way. Today s hardwood is treated to endure certain amounts of wet cleaning but this doesn t mean you should just drench your floors with a liquid cleaner. Whether you ve installed an elegant hardwood floor or a modern linoleum floor it will be a big factor in your home s appeal and value.

Floor buckling is the most extreme reaction to moisture in a hardwood floor. Buckling occurs when the wood flooring actually pulls up from the subfloor lifting several inches in one or more places. A liquid is an enemy of hardwood floors. As an example lumber liquidators house brand bellawood notes that up to 5 percent of its product may be unsuitable for installation.

The floor is neutralized after a couple of hours then sanded and refinished when it s dry. Wood is strong and resilient but ultimately when subjected to enough force potentially high heels or a dropped can of soup it will show the effects. The more dense a floor is the more difficult it is to dent. I see more cracks in factory finished floors than in any other type of flooring.

This floor can be fixed by brushing two part wood bleach over the surface. Types of improper floor. Each floor is different however these are natural products and while the name hardwood sounds good it can be misleading.