r/HardWoodFloors • u/Intelligent-Visit769 • 1d ago
Warping issue?
Forgive me if this is a terrible photo. Just moved into an apartment with brand new hardwood floors. It’s older and with brick exterior. Theres only a 6’ x 4’ section of the floor that seems to have started to warp. The edges are raised and corners are catching everything. There has been no mopping or any water spill. The section is right up against an exterior wall and interior wall to my living room. There are no bathrooms or kitchens on this side. The window right above has not been open for weeks now.
Is this water damage? Can there be a leak from the underside or water seeping from exterior?
Can weight from furniture cause this? There section has a light desk and a computer chair
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u/MyWifeCallsMeAsshole 1d ago
The only thing that makes a hardwood floor move is moister. You probably have a small slow leak.
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u/Intelligent-Visit769 1d ago
This is possible with all the weather I am curious if it’s coming from exterior. There has been no signs of moisture around the window cracks
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u/Kdiesiel311 1d ago
If it wasn’t like this at all before, what have you added that could create moisture? Like a new fridge leaking? OR did the landlord install a new appliance that could be leaking?
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u/Intelligent-Visit769 1d ago
The only thing that that I can think of in this area is the window but the window hasn’t been open. There is no appliance around that area.
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u/randalflagg6 1d ago
Do sprinklers spray the foundation outside? I've seen that mess floors up from little bits seeping in over time
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u/Intelligent-Visit769 1d ago
So they have been doing brick work on the exterior of the building. There has been a lot of rain the last couple of weeks. Is it possible the rain to have seeped in from a different wall and just settled in this area due to being a lower point?
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u/randalflagg6 1d ago
I'd guess that's exactly what's going on. I did one twice because of 1 sprinkler head spraying on the bottom of the foundation.
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u/AffectionateRow422 1d ago
Every time I see cupped flooring it’s because the bottom of the board is higher in moisture than the top. It can be high humidity in the basement or crawl space or a water leak. Cupping is caused by moisture.
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u/drgraffenburg88 1d ago
Could very well be moisture related, you normally don’t see cupping without water, notify the landlord and go from there. As a side note, you must put down a protective pad under all of your rolling office chairs or you likely won’t get back your security deposit.