John winkler wednesday 10 july 2013 superb article thank you steve.
Defective hardwood flooring.
Floor buckling is the most extreme reaction to moisture in a hardwood floor.
Understanding and pursuing your legal claims for a defective hardwood floor installation.
However improper installation can make all that effort and money worthless and cause you many headaches along the way.
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.
This floor can be fixed by brushing two part wood bleach over the surface.
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.
The more dense a floor is the more difficult it is to dent.
A liquid is an enemy of hardwood floors.
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.
Hardwood flooring can sometimes be defective.
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.
I see more cracks in factory finished floors than in any other type of flooring.
Miller has more than 21 years of experience in the hardwood flooring industry most recently having worked as a regional manager at basic coatings.
The floor is neutralized after a couple of hours then sanded and refinished when it s dry.
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As an example lumber liquidators house brand bellawood notes that up to 5 percent of its product may be unsuitable for installation.
Types of improper floor.
Fortunately this is not a common occurrence.
Buckling occurs when the wood flooring actually pulls up from the subfloor lifting several inches in one or more places.
Wood is strong and resilient but ultimately when subjected to enough force potentially high heels or a dropped can of soup it will show the effects.
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.
Pet stained floors can be saved.
Each floor is different however these are natural products and while the name hardwood sounds good it can be misleading.