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Bamboo floors buckling -help
Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:16 pm
The house we bought in July has bamboo floors through out entire house. Floors have been fine until this week. All of the sudden the boards are buckling. Living in South Fl, we have had the a/c off since October and the windows/sliders open. Could the natural humidity cause the planks to buckle? Any ideas on fixing it without ripping all the flooring up and replacing? TIA
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:18 pm to roberma
Of course it's the humidity. You're also inviting mold into the rest of your house also. I doubt you can repair it.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:41 pm to LEASTBAY
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Of course it's the humidity. You're also inviting mold into the rest of your house also.
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As you have now learned, the HVAC does much more than provide human comfort in humid climates.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 1:51 pm to roberma
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the a/c off since October
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South Fl
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Posted on 12/17/21 at 2:53 pm to roberma
Buy a few stand-alone dehumidifiers. Depending on temps you may not otherwise be able to lower the humidity in your house without setting your A/C to 60F this time of year. Go buy a humidistat and try to slowly bring the humidity in your house back down and hope for the best with the floors.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 3:27 pm to roberma
Dehumidifier ASAP. I’ve had luck if you catch it soon enough. I’d try to get a couple up and running if possible. Pick up a moisture meter at Home Depot.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 3:38 pm to roberma
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we have had the a/c off since October and the windows/sliders open.
You needed the a/c for the humidity control. Start running it, perhaps it might go somewhat back to normal, but it is doubtful.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 8:16 pm to roberma
Saved on A/C costs, ruined floor in the process.
Smooth move Ex-Lax.
Smooth move Ex-Lax.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:01 pm to gumbo2176
Well,it wasnt "saving on the A/c cost" arse... it was more living the Florida open air life. If I had replaced the floors it would have been tile that looked like wood. But thanks!
Posted on 12/17/21 at 9:04 pm to wickowick
We lived in Tampa for 14 years and had bamboo floors and never had an issue. Guess lesson learned. Turned it on and ordered a dehumidifier. Will see. Thanks for the help and appreciate the input.
This post was edited on 12/17/21 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 12/18/21 at 9:53 am to roberma
You "might" be able to salvage it, but the question is - do you want to?
It sounds like you'd be happier with a different floor material. You have an excuse to do it. :)
It sounds like you'd be happier with a different floor material. You have an excuse to do it. :)
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:24 pm to roberma
I am not a professional floor installer but I do not see how just the humidity from not running AC can be your problem. I have seen many homes in Florida and along the gulf coast that have been vacant for more than a year and wood floors did not buckle.
What type of Bamboo flooring is it? Engineered, Laminate? when was the bamboo flooring installed? On slab? Is the buckling all over or just in certain areas?
Before I blamed this on the humidity from not running AC, I would suspect faulty install. Did not allow the floor to acclimate indoors before installing, did not put down a correct vapor barrier, and/or did not allow proper gap around walls for the floor to expand.
I find it difficult to believe that the humidity was bad enough for it to affect the floors that much if it was still comfortable enough for you to live in it.
What type of Bamboo flooring is it? Engineered, Laminate? when was the bamboo flooring installed? On slab? Is the buckling all over or just in certain areas?
Before I blamed this on the humidity from not running AC, I would suspect faulty install. Did not allow the floor to acclimate indoors before installing, did not put down a correct vapor barrier, and/or did not allow proper gap around walls for the floor to expand.
I find it difficult to believe that the humidity was bad enough for it to affect the floors that much if it was still comfortable enough for you to live in it.
This post was edited on 12/18/21 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:29 pm to fwtex
I'm sure it depends on the type of wood floor (glue down, floating etc) but humidity will absolutely wreck some wood floors. I was in a 5MM beach house a few months ago. Renters opened up every door for the nice October temperatures, and by the next day the floors were cupped. If the floors acclimated to sub 50% humidity prior to install, then suddenly the house jumps to 80-90% humidity then you get disaster. Trim and doors will frick up too.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 2:46 am to dragginass
5MM beach house "
What is a "5MM"house?
What is a "5MM"house?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 7:25 am to windmill
I’d think 5mm is a shorter way to say $5 million.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:23 am to windmill
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What is a "5MM"house?
a five millimeter "tiny house"
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:38 am to TimeOutdoors
I bought an Alorair Storm Extreme LGR dehumidifier for my tack room in Texas (had some mildew issues on some saddles and tack). It works great. I started with a smaller one but you had to dump the water.
The tack room is pretty big (has a bathroom, shower, a workroom, and the area for saddles and tack) and the dehumidifier easily keeps the humidity down.
The tack room is pretty big (has a bathroom, shower, a workroom, and the area for saddles and tack) and the dehumidifier easily keeps the humidity down.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:15 am to roberma
Just wanted to go back and add that I have seen problems start to appear with wood cabinets also. Your cabinets doors still operating they way they should? Just something to keep an eye out for.
Posted on 12/26/21 at 6:34 am to roberma
An AC is an “Air Conditioner”. Pulls humidity out of the air so everything isn’t wet when it is cool inside. It also cools the air. You have a serious humidity problem. If you want to enjoy the open windows in South Florida you just need to install flooring that can handle it.
Posted on 12/26/21 at 3:27 pm to shadowdancer
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five millimeter "tiny house"
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