Problems With Cumaru Flooring

Cumaru is fast becoming the wood of choice for savvy homeowners who want to have flooring and decking that will last for decades after they own the home.

Problems with cumaru flooring.

Our builder and flooring supplier both expressed concerns about the stability although it app. If you haven t worked with that species and finish or stain before test it before trying it on a job. A 3 4 cdx grade plywood or osb ps2 rated underlayment. This is common to the entire.

The wood was climatized and the contractor took moisture readings and said it was good. I love this place. Brazilian teak cumaru flooring. I apologize for not posting on the flooring forum but i know this gets more traffic.

If you plan on installing cumaru flooring here are the materials and tools you ll need for the job. Also known as brazilian teak cumaru is an exotic hardwood that is certain to brighten up and room or home. I have a slab. I have been.

The floor is now about 6 or 7 weeks old and is starting to have cupping. The finish or stain won t adhere well to the floor due to the oily nature of the wood. Problem with brazillian teak flooring cumaru kami luvsjamj. Brazilian teak is one of the hardest woods you could possibly use for a hardwood floor.

I used mapei planiseal wfm on entire slab. A nail or cleat gun that can deliver 90lbs square inch of pressure. Our cumaru flooring is sustainably harvested from regions such as peru bolivia and brazil. Appropriate amount of cumaru flooring including seven to eight percent waste acclimated for one to two weeks.

Seeking some advice on installing a brazilian teak cumaru floor discussion in solid and engineered hardwood q a started by elsewhere mar 26 2014. Moisture test was 5 lbs. The wood s janka hardness is rated as 3 200 making a cumaru floor approximately 270 harder than a red oak floor. Hi guys i am thinking of installing a brazilian teak cumaru wood floor manufactured by mazama.

Update to my flooring problems. Finish adhesion lack thereof what it is. I ve never posted before but have been lurking forever. The wood is 3 4 solid cumaru.

I love the look of brazilian teak cumaru and have seen several gorgeous photos on gw gardenchick1 lindybarts vfish polkadots and more but am nervous about putting it in our new home. And moved in in may. Then glued down with mapie ultra bond 980. Properly dried solid wood 3 4 thick cumaru would benefit from being stacked and stored for a couple of months in the same air conditioned space as the intended.

Many stained brazilian walnut ipé floor shown what to do about it. The adhesion problem is most common with oil modified polyurethane which may.