Diaries Eco-friendly News Olympics Property Infographics TV programmes HOME > DIY > DIY HELP: CELEBRITY BUILDER TOMMY WALSH ON HOW TO FIX A WARPED WOODEN FLOOR DIY help: Celebrity builder Tommy Walsh on 22 how to fix a warped wooden floor Search Blog GO ! A UG 11 Like One like. Sign Up to see what your friends like. Celebrity builder Tommy Walsh is sharing his DIY tips and hints exclusively with FindaProperty.com. This week he answers the question: how to fix a warped wooden floor? Natural w ooden floors add a nice touch to any property. They create character in new builds, and leave a sense of authenticity in older properties. The juxtaposition betw een old and new can often create stunning results, but it’s not w ithout its problems. In this w eek’s blog, w e w ill be looking at how to prevent the age old problem of w arping. Warping often happens as a result of exposure to too much moisture or too much sun, w hich can cause the floor to sw ell, or even w orse, shrink. The best w ay to prevent it is by ensuring the floor is correctly finished. It might sound a bit silly, but a thin coat of mineral oil can do w onders on a w ooden floor, and can help to absorb moisture. W hen applied regularly (i.e. once a month), it can help to enhance the sheen of the floor. Freak temperatures can w reak havoc on a w ooden floor, so try to maintain a consistent temperature in your property, w ithout jumping from extreme high temperatures to extreme low temperatures and vice versa. A good dehumidifier can help to regulate the atmosphere, so it’s w orth investing in one. Frequent problems w ith w arping could be a sign of a damp property, so ensure you get it investigated. If your floors, do become w arped, don’t despair – w arping is treatable, and the best w ay to treat it is to put some damp tow els over the w arped area for a couple of days; re-screw the floor dow n, and fill any holes, w ith the correct filler. How ever, an overly w arped floor can be dangerous, and should be replaced. *To see more DIY tips, products and deals visit Trades Supermarket Subscribe to the Winging It feed Subscribe to Winging It by email FEATURED PROPERTY BLOGS Famous homes WHO ARE WE? Winging It: Property related reflections, ramblings and occasional ravings from the FindaProperty.com editorial team. FindaProperty.com offers a quick, clever and constantly updated property search, with hundreds of thousands of homes for sale and rental properties. It has lots of useful info, too, on all aspects of the housing market. If you have any questions regarding this blog, please email us at: editorial@findaproperty.com CHOOSE A TOPIC Select Category ARCHIVES Tags: DIY , do it yourself, floor, renovation, Tommy Walsh, warped, wooden floor Like One like. Sign Up to see what your friends like. Related Tags: floor, DIY , Tommy Walsh, do it yourself, warped, DIY , renovation, wooden floor PO STED BY SAMANTHA BADEN CATEGO RISED UNDER DIY THIS ARTICLE CURRENTLY HAS 2 CO MMENTS 1 2 comments on “DIY help: Celebrity builder Tommy Walsh Select Month RECENT POSTS Sell my home blog: The selling and buying juggling act Bruce Willis is selling his secluded Idaho home Buy Jimmy Page’s Stairway To Heaven home See a Granny rap about finding a new home Sell my home blog: How to get things moving fast FindaProperty TV ad: Who’s taken over our site? on how to fix a warped wooden floor” At 13:43 on August 23, 2011, Paul Barry said: Great tips Tommy At 16:35 on August 23, 2011, Donna said: Time to test that statistic ‘three quarters of women think they are as good as men at DIY’ Leave a comment You must be connected to w rite a comment. « FIRST-TIME BUYER BLOG: BEST BEACH HUTS: WE FOLLOW THE SEARCH FOR A WINNER » WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING ON THE LADDER FindaProperty TV ad: Who’s taken over our site? 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