My parquet floors are buckling what can I do? The floor is only a few months old.?

Can I drive a nail in it or will that split the wood? It is in a doorway.

My parquet floors are buckling what can I do? The floor is only a few months old.?
call whoever installed it and have them come fiix it. don't put a nail in it!
Reply:the wood is expanding and was not given enough of an expansion gap or the wood is taking on moisture. I'd run a dehumidifer for a few days to see if that fixes it and if it doesn't the wood needs to be recut to allow for expansion.


You could nail it but is the wood is buckling the nail will not hold for long and will leave a nail hole/mark.


if the wood is 3/4 in solid you can screw it down from underneath. but this can split the wood also.
Reply:Get the contractor to redo the whole thing,,,,The job was shoddy because the parquet tiles were laid too close together. A change in weather or temperature will cause it to buckle. Don't drive a nail into the parquet cause it will prolly split %26amp; if it doesn't it'll look ugly. %26amp; it doesn't solve the problem. If it happen in a small area, it will definately happen at other areas too.








Worse comes to worse, take up the part where the floors are buckling %26amp; sand the sides of the tiles. Then glue it back to the floor. Your local DIY shop should be able to recomment to you what are the most suitable material to use for putting back the tiles.





Best of luck



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