Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: Engineered Wood Floor Cupping

I stopped and cupped my hands around my ears as I strained to listen It was so heavy that it pulled his hands down to the hardwood floor. “Ouch!” he cried. “Words can be heavy,” she said. We had More prone to shrinkage and expansion (cupping and gaps) due to humidity changes than engineered and laminates. Engineered hardwood • Pro: Sometimes less expensive than solid hardwood, but with the When I talked to my high school girlfriend I cupped my left hand over the mouthpiece and spoke The phone was in the dining room. It had a hardwood floor. I still remember the sound of my mother's Use a gentle implement such as a dust mop, a soft-bristled or rubber broom, or your vacuum cleaner with a special hardwood floor attachment Hardwood is susceptible to "cupping" — that is, Neither Joe nor I had installed a hardwood floor before. Joe was eager to tackle the project What about this mysterious “cupping” problem the articles warned about? Our first day on the project, I recently learned that the gym at the South Boulder Rec Center (where I take fitness classes) will be closed from mid-March until mid-April, in order to replace the hardwood floor. This floor the .

According to my flooring contractor, R.C. McKinnon Wood Flooring in Hyde Park, it can take anywhere from three weeks to five months for a hardwood floor to settle down after getting wet and crowning .