What is Cupping or buckling?
There is waves on my wood floor. It almost looks like ripples you see in the ocean like waves Cupping is a term used for wood floors when it has expanded severely and the edges seem to be protruding upwards. The only thing that can cause this is excessive moisture. This can be especially true with a 1/2 in solid gluedown. Excessive moisture may be caused by a water leak, or poor air circulation in your house. Wood has to be within 3% moisture content between the wood and concrete floors. If it is not, it may not be installed until the solid wood has acclimated. Aside from the moisture sealer being applied to the concrete, this is a rule of thumb. That is why engineered flooring is recommended on concrete floors because it has a moisture barrier resistance built in the criss-cross-ply and has a less chance of cupping due to poor air-circulation.
There is waves on my wood floor. It almost looks like ripples you see in the ocean like waves Cupping is a term used for wood floors when it has expanded severely and the edges seem to be protruding upwards. The only thing that can cause this is excessive moisture. This can be especially true with a 1/2 in solid gluedown. Excessive moisture may be caused by a water leak, or poor air circulation in your house. Wood has to be within 3% moisture content between the wood and concrete floors. If it is not, it may not be installed until the solid wood has acclimated. Aside from the moisture sealer being applied to the concrete, this is a rule of thumb. That is why engineered flooring is recommended on concrete floors because it has a moisture barrier resistance built in the criss-cross-ply and has a less chance of cupping due to poor air-circulation.
