Cristina installed her beautiful 8 inch plank dark plywood flooring in a bedroom in her home almost 2 years ago 2015 and plans to install it in more locations in her home soon.
Wide plank wood flooring problems.
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With wide plank flooring acclimation and moisture measurements are especially important to perform correctly because wide planks are more prone to noticeable cupping and gapping than thinner planks.
If you have a small space wide plank flooring can make the space feel crowded and smaller rather than larger.
See also the pros and cons of prefinished hardwood flooring.
When the bottom of a board is wetter than the top its edges cup.
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While a wide plank floor in chicago where humidity levels fluctuate widely may be temperamental.
A wide plank floor in arizona where it is uniformly dry year round or on the georgia coast where it is usually humid will almost never have problems.
The gaps pictured here are too big and irregular.
The fact is that all wood flooring problems can usually be traced back to one or more of these factors.
Make sure to take accurate readings of the moisture content in the floor planks and subfloor to ensure that conditions are ideal for installation.
Not all gaps are bad but these are.
That buckling was one of the reasons we felt the wide plank flooring made of plywood would be perfect for this space.
Also if you are looking for a more contemporary vibe or a more polished look the knots and loud wood grain can work against that.
There are no inherent problems specifically related to the width of a flooring plank.
1 the main reason for using wide plank plywood flooring in my home was cost and design.
Improper acclimation to regular climate conditions.
The wide plank flooring has spacing around each board that spacing would prevent the new floor buckling.
For flawless wood floors avoid these installation and finishing mistakes 1.
The real problem with the old flooring was buckling in some spots probably because of the way it was installed.