Hello Ruth, You have damp under your floor or the boards were not dry when applied to the floor. Was the floor fitted onto new concrete or screed ? There could be damp coming up under the floor. Really it needs looking at by an independant tradesman. Why not put your job on this site and get free advice,quotation and a survey. You are not obliged to use any quotation given to you. Regards Michael
Hi. It sounds like massive expansion due to excesive moisture. Either the floor was not climatised properly or there is moisture coming from the concrete subfloor. It is probably not salvageable, and you will need a professional fitter to assses the circumstances and redo the job properly. Check also your radiator pipes (if aplicable) as sometimes they start to leak when the floor pushes against them making the situation worse(or causing it in the first place). Regards, Vladimir Vlad's Handyman Services
Hi Ruth firstly if your floor is cupping or bowing then unfortunately saving this would not be visable,as there could be more than one problem causing this. 1 was the subfloor prepared properly? 2 Did your flooring have chance to acclimatise to the room temp/ 3 Solidwood flooring should be glued down on every peice if installed on concrete,or secret nailed onto wooden subfloor,should never be put down on underlay. 4 finally when a floor starts to lift in middle this is down to not enough expansion around the perimeters so when floor expands it goes towards the walls and then there is nowhere else for it to go .only upwards,if not sorted pretty quickly then the damage it can cause could be very costly. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news more than happy to answer any questions you may have if you want to get in touch .hope you get sorted soon regards john select floors
Ruth. Would advise you very strongly to get your floor taken up straight away by a certified fitter who can submit a report I have come across this time and time again being a certified Fitter. Your floor cannot be saved if it is either coupling /warping/bowing.. The floor will find the weakest point and is doing what you have explained. I would suggest you advertise this job asap regards Jeff Guild \flooring
The floor is lifting for one of two reasons. No vapour barrier was laid underneath. Was the flooring pre finished? If not you should coat the oak on the underside the same as the top. I bet it's laid on concrete !
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