Carpets, Lino & Flooring

Warped (cupped) parquet flooring

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.50 PM

We had a brand new parquet floor fitted a few months ago. Within a few weeks an area had begun to warp, the edges of the tongue and groove blocks curving upwards. We contacted the company that fitted the floor and they said it was normal movement due to wood being a natural product. This doesn't feel right to me as it looks terrible. The company did not survey the site prior to fitting or take moisture readings prior to laying the floor. The wood had 3-4 weeks of acclimatisation in situ. Any thoughts? If there is a problem due to moisture level of the subfloor in the area affected, can it be rectified (i.e can that section of parquet be removed and relaid?) In answer to the question, the majority of the subfloor was ply with small section of self levelled concrete screed. It is over the area of concrete screed that cupping has occurred. The blocks were glued down but there was no liquid dpm.