Q-2 My wood flooring is cupping and buckling. Is my flooring material defective?

A. Excessive moisture is the most common cause of buckling floors. Moisture can come from leaking pipes, wet basements or crawl spaces, plywood exposed to the elements during construction, and houses left vacant without proper ventilation. You would need to identify the source of the problem, and eliminate it. Floors can also buckle if a proper expansion gap around each wall is not used. If your floor is cupping or buckling and you cannot find the source of the problem, contact the flooring dealer you purchased your material from and ask for the appropriate solution for it.