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Growing Floating Floor Cause and Effect

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 10 Comments

growing floating floor

Increased moisture is the cause of a growing floating floor. The effect will range from no noticeable change in appearance to peaking, cupping, buckling (tenting), warping, delamination, blistered edges, finish damage, squeaking and gaps. Engineered wood, laminate and bamboo flooring are hygroscopic. These materials increase and decrease in moisture content with change in the … [Read more...] about Growing Floating Floor Cause and Effect

Shrinking Floating Floor Cause and Effect

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 4 Comments

shrinking floating floor

Shrinking floating floor has been a common floating floor concerns in recent years. Seen often with strand bamboo flooring, also laminate, engineered wood and even luxury vinyl floating floors. A floor looks beautiful for a while and suddenly develops wide gaps at plank ends, sides along walls or at doorways. The Panicked homeowner calls the dealer and says, “I have a … [Read more...] about Shrinking Floating Floor Cause and Effect

Dark Laminate Gaps

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 7 Comments

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Dark Laminate Gaps at Planks Edges or Not? Dark laminate gaps are not necessarily a gap even though they appear as a dark laminate gap when viewed from a standing position. In this photo, the consumer was convinced that dark laminate gaps were starting to develop. The floor had been installed for a few years before these dark lines along the joined edge of the planks has … [Read more...] about Dark Laminate Gaps

Common Laminate Floor Problems

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 34 Comments

common laminate floor problems

Laminate flooring chart identifies common laminate floor problem characteristics, cause, recommended actions and the responsible party. … [Read more...] about Common Laminate Floor Problems

Laminate Flooring Problems

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 58 Comments

laminate flooring problems acclimation of laminate flooring

Laminate flooring problems range from simple blemishes to serious manufacturing defects. Often these concerns are so similar in appearance that it takes a knowledgeable flooring expert to determine if it is manufacturing, site related or of other cause. Here we describe a number of those concerns. On other pages we talk more in depth about many of these and other types of … [Read more...] about Laminate Flooring Problems

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