Lesson Learned - Wood Floors

I bought an older house, pier-and-beam, wood floors. When we lifted the cheap particle board planks we discovered a beautiful oak wood floor, with the exception of sections missing and replaced with plywood. Rather than go through the expense of replacing plywood with more oak flooring and refinishing, we decided to cover it all up with commercial grade luxury plank vinyl. The flooring guy put down a vapor barrier before setting the vinyl. He said it was necessary or moisture will rot the oak. Six-months later the oak flooring underneath is buckling because moisture cannot escape, causing the oak to swell. Now we have to lift the vinyl, rip reliefs in the oak flooring, tack it down, and put the vinyl back down. Lesson here: don't put plank vinyl over older wood flooring without ripping relief cuts for expansion.

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