Defective Hardwood Flooring

A liquid is an enemy of hardwood floors.

Defective hardwood flooring.

The more dense a floor is the more difficult it is to dent. This floor can be fixed by brushing two part wood bleach over the surface. I see more cracks in factory finished floors than in any other type of flooring. The floor is neutralized after a couple of hours then sanded and refinished when it s dry.

Understanding and pursuing your legal claims for a defective hardwood floor installation. Hardwood flooring can sometimes be defective. Mark sniff wednesday 10 july 2013 great article and visuals. Whether you ve installed an elegant hardwood floor or a modern linoleum floor it will be a big factor in your home s appeal and value.

Buckling occurs when the wood flooring actually pulls up from the subfloor lifting several inches in one or more places. Best price guarantee to guarantee that all customers get the best price our sales team will work with each customer to beat any validated competitive price. Our law firm often represents homeowners and other building owners in washington and oregon whose recently installed hardwood floors or engineered wood floors do not live up to their expectations. John winkler wednesday 10 july 2013 superb article thank you steve.

It may be missing tongues or grooves or it might be water stained cracked or split sun discolored or affected by a myriad of other imperfections. However improper installation can make all that effort and money worthless and cause you many headaches along the way. Each floor is different however these are natural products and while the name hardwood sounds good it can be misleading. Floor buckling is the most extreme reaction to moisture in a hardwood floor.

Miller has more than 21 years of experience in the hardwood flooring industry most recently having worked as a regional manager at basic coatings. As an example lumber liquidators house brand bellawood notes that up to 5 percent of its product may be unsuitable for installation. When it comes time to wet clean your floor every four to six weeks depending on foot traffic work on small areas at a time and use only a damp cloth or mop. Today s hardwood is treated to endure certain amounts of wet cleaning but this doesn t mean you should just drench your floors with a liquid cleaner.

Types of improper floor. Fortunately this is not a common occurrence. Pet stained floors can be saved.