Hi Guys
We recently had installed 18mm think hardwood flooring to the downstairs.
Now we've put the central heating on the flooring has started to rise in the front room only.
The joiner has nailed the hardwood to the existing floorboards and allowed for a 12mm movement gap to the edges. There is no membrane / underlay as we were told 'secret nailing' was the best method by the shop.
An added problem I have is that my subfloor is often wet (50mm of water) due to the clay soil in my area.
The central heating being on is drawing the moisture from the subfloor up into the house and expanding the flooring.
What can I do to solve the problem? If we did have underlay or the self adhesive membrane would this have stopped the moisture from rising?
Please help. I look at all the other threads but no one seemed to have the added water problems.
Thanks
We recently had installed 18mm think hardwood flooring to the downstairs.
Now we've put the central heating on the flooring has started to rise in the front room only.
The joiner has nailed the hardwood to the existing floorboards and allowed for a 12mm movement gap to the edges. There is no membrane / underlay as we were told 'secret nailing' was the best method by the shop.
An added problem I have is that my subfloor is often wet (50mm of water) due to the clay soil in my area.
The central heating being on is drawing the moisture from the subfloor up into the house and expanding the flooring.
What can I do to solve the problem? If we did have underlay or the self adhesive membrane would this have stopped the moisture from rising?
Please help. I look at all the other threads but no one seemed to have the added water problems.
Thanks