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thanks matysupra for your response. it will take me a while to get the answers to all of these questions. I will come back to you happy new year all!

as the gap is in the middle of the hump does this not mean that the wood either side of the gap is expanding - ie pressure which has then caused the hump? if it is shrinking, the hump has not gone down - or will this take a longer period of time? thanks

Hi folks, woke up this morning and gap seems to have widened. Should i still keep the weights on or remove them to give wood chance to move naturally? Looking at the gap it looks like the wood will pop! Would it be better to remove planks from middle of hump? what happens if it does pop...

fingers crossed it will all move towards the expansion area. anyone had experience of how long this will take. Hump grew in a matter of days!! No Christmas/New Year party hosting for us - we'd have to take out persONAL injury insurance. Can just see the headlines - New year celebration man...

Hi that may have been possible, not sure if the wood was in the same room all of the time.. but...is what we're doing the right way to overcome the problem? how long will it be until we know? really don't like the thought (and expense) of removing kitchen cupboards etc i'm hoping there...

Hi guys, thanks for the feedback - here's a few answers to the questions I believe it was a screed layer, but not sure if it was latex. Our builder fitted it. will have to ask him about his records. if there is excessive moisture, what can be done about it? Are we ok leaving the weights...

hi, about 4 weeks. Dehumidifiers constantly used throughout the time too. Little problem with lifting on the original floor but nothing like on the extension part. Worried that it may effect the kitchen cupboards/worktop as it's lifting right at the base of the island cupboards. Kitchen was...

Hi, looking for a bit of advice or comment on what we're doing to try and solve this problem. We built a full width extension,open plan so we have part of oringinal house in the extension as well. We or rather, i decided to go for solid wood flooring. Purchased from Magnet. Fitted with glue...