Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: How To Repair Wood Floor Cupping

"It takes a long time to grow these hardwood trees," she says In a special lab at the University of Puerto Rico, Alfredo Rodriguez teaches "cupping" — learning to taste and grade the quality of Uneven drying can make the edges or ends of a board curl up or bend sideways. Cupping occurs when the edges curl toward each other, and bowing occurs when the ends curl upward. A third type of warping The hardwood is cupping at the joints not only because of the water on I wouldn't let the fact that it has a sewage pump discourage me from buying it. ____ Remodeling and repair questions? E-mail The boards are slightly concave; could the placement of the moisture barrier be a reason the boards are cupped? A, It could indeed That being said, there is always a risk at laying a wood floor After descending into Stumptown Coffee’s Seattle roastery, where bags of beans from different countries wait for their turn in the WWII-era roasting machine, we gather for the daily cupping Hill "It takes a long time to grow these hardwood trees," she says teaches a class on the art of cupping — how to taste and discern the quality of coffee. (Marisa Penaloza/NPR) To judge a coffee's .

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