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Buckling Floors
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:41 pm
No water on real wood floors but had a ton under my house in one area. House is on piers in old neighborhood. I have removed water source but floors buckling in several areas. Any suggestions? Besides having to pull it up.
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Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:44 pm to lsuwins3
Going to have to pull them up. You can try sanding and refinishing, but the humidity has already done its damage
This post was edited on 8/24/16 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:50 pm to lsuwins3
Same happened to my parents home. Wood floors buckled the length of the hall. 
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:52 pm to lsuwins3
The warped areas will have to be replaced. There's no unbuckling process that I'm aware of. Hopefully it's limited to small areas. If the floors are old you can take flooring from a less used room like a 3rd bedroom and use it to match and just do that third room in carpet or another flooring.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:53 pm to FalseProphet
Do I need to treat the under side of the house to prevent mold and would a fan under there help at all to prevent other areas from buckling?
Posted on 8/24/16 at 2:02 pm to lsuwins3
I live in an 80 year old home on piers with heart pine floors that buckle a little when we have rainy weather because the vapor barrier has token down over time. In the winter, when things dry out, they return to normal. Last winter, when they were all flat, I removed one plank, ripped a couple of inches off of it and renailed it with a floor nailer. It worked well, so at least consider being patient before ripping them out.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 2:08 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Thanks , I'm hoping that once the weather cools off it may settle some.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 2:31 pm to lsuwins3
Is the buckling from moisture or pressure or both?
Posted on 8/24/16 at 4:18 pm to lsuwins3
If you solved the water issue, then you solved the moisture issue that's creating the buckling. your crawl should be no more than about 13%....wood needs to be about 6-9% ...6 is ideal...
Do no put down new floors until you are 100% sure the moisture under the home is stable and healthy .
and make sure the new wood floors are acclimated to the house before you let them install the new ones (if it comes to that)
It depends how back the buckling is, give it time to see if they lay back down
If you sand now, you will ruin the wood and the finish.
it's maddening I know but give it time to adjust since you solved the source of the issue
Do no put down new floors until you are 100% sure the moisture under the home is stable and healthy .
and make sure the new wood floors are acclimated to the house before you let them install the new ones (if it comes to that)
It depends how back the buckling is, give it time to see if they lay back down
If you sand now, you will ruin the wood and the finish.
it's maddening I know but give it time to adjust since you solved the source of the issue
Posted on 8/24/16 at 4:20 pm to ApexTiger
buy a moisture reader from lowes and check the subfloor (top and underneath), then check you floor joists in the crawl or basement...
Posted on 8/24/16 at 6:44 pm to ApexTiger
Thanks everyone
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