12-05-2008, 01:57 PM
Hi there, question for the folks that have experience building in Puna. We had laminate flooring installed in August (new construction),a local installer did it for us, did a great job, no complaints. He left 1/2 gap all the way around, so it would have room to expand. We came over in October to work-work-work, he stopped by and was visibly stunned at how much it had expanded, it was almost flush with the sheetrock. Our caretaker has been keeping an eye on it, and sure enough, it has expanded up to the sheetrock, and it's starting to buckle now. He's going to go trim the sheetrock all the way around to see if that is enough to make it lay down flat. We mudded, taped,sheetrocked and textured in May, used a de-humidifier to speed up the drying time.
Could there have been a lot of moisture in the house from the sheetrocking? The house was closed up from May to August. The caretaker opens up the house about once a week and airs it out, turns the overhead fans on etc. At what point does laminate stop expanding? I know I've read on the website that the sheetrock can take months to actually cure and be as dry, as dry can be, in Puna.
Appreciate any info, I'm having long distance nightmares of the Incredible Expanding House......and to just top it off, guess who wanted laminate in the kitchen and livingroom instead of tile (ahem). The joy of building a home together!
Dot
Could there have been a lot of moisture in the house from the sheetrocking? The house was closed up from May to August. The caretaker opens up the house about once a week and airs it out, turns the overhead fans on etc. At what point does laminate stop expanding? I know I've read on the website that the sheetrock can take months to actually cure and be as dry, as dry can be, in Puna.
Appreciate any info, I'm having long distance nightmares of the Incredible Expanding House......and to just top it off, guess who wanted laminate in the kitchen and livingroom instead of tile (ahem). The joy of building a home together!
Dot