The floor is buckling up in one spot even though the floor is brand new. I believe the pieces may not be staggared enough to give it the strength to keep it from buckling up. I believe I can re-use alot of the pieces. I think I may have to pull up the floor and reinstall. any other suggestions?
Tear it all up and re-install genuine 3/4 inch thick hardwood flooring instead. That pergo stuff is crap. I know this probably isn't what you want to read, but until such time as you can take it up completely, I would suggest that you take up what you need and switch a few of the sections around. While you have the flooring up check your sub-flooring. Good luck.
the 1/4 inch is so crucial, if the floor has been recently installed it may be the boards themselves. if anything with the locking tounge and groove looks strange, if there are coming apart that could be a defect in the boards. also you are suppose to let the floor sit in the room it is going in for 48 hours prior to install. if this wasnt done this is more than likely the problem. it wouldnt hurt to call up the company and check on the warranty and all that..... if you bought some 50 cent stuff than there is your problem right there.
check the spacing from the flooring to the wall. It sounds there might not be the required 1/4 inch. That is a common problem with laminate floors especially as the summer heat begins to expand the floor. Pull the floor molding in the area it is buckling and see if the flooring is pressed tightly against the wall. If they are, you may need to pull the last pieces and cut them thinner or shorter, then reinstall them. This is not an uncommon issue with a floor that has been installed in the cold without sufficient clearance and now is expanding to the heat of the summer or just the heat of a heated room.
Sounds like someone didn't have the 1/4 spacing around the perimeter of the room.
different than gluing the chips returned in place, the subsequent genuine looking answer is to deconstruct the floor to the chipped products and rearrange the tiles with the chips someplace no longer interior the middle, or replace them altogether. If counters have been positioned on top of the floor, this could be a lot tougher.
