The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-03-22 18:52:45 +0000, "Ed_Zep" said:

Thanks for taking the time to reply, chaps. The house does have CH and
DG so those answers would be spot-on.

Regards, Ed.

If it really concerned you, you could sand the floor flat if the
amount is not too much, otherwise they *could* be lifted and run
through a planer.

An alternative would be to advertise this as a character feature when
you sell.



Main thing is, the cupping is a one-off event.

Main thing is, cupping is not a one off event but happens on an annual
basis as summer to winter humidity varies by a huge amount.

So gaps in floorboards should open and close with the seasons then?
Can't say I've noticed it, and where boards have been lifted and
re-fixed without gaps, they haven't swollen. The shrinkage of new timber
in a centrally heated home is essentially a one way process in my experience