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Don't you think I should float the wood floor to act as another moisture barrier.

Thanks so much everyone... Your advice has been very helpful. I will have someone look at the crawl space under the house since this seems like the most likely cause. There is no insulation under there that I am aware of but I am not/do not/will not crawl under there! [:-bigeyes. Next, as an additional precaution, do you think it will help if I float the floor? Seems that it adds an additional moisture barrier to do that. Also, I am leaning toward a Hampton Hickory 5 in plank or a Bruce Townsville 5 in plank. On the Hickory the thickness is 9/16th and it doesn't say on the sample anything about the installation. The Bruce have to find in 5 in. though. Also says glue or staple down. and is only 3/8th in thick. Other than for possible resanding at some point, is there any reason to get more thickness? Is Oak better or Hickory? I have Oak now. Thanks again.

The HW I have was left in the room to acclimate for about a week before installaion. I did not know that engineered HW must also stay there. I am shooting for an installation before Christmas so I don't have much time either. I plan to have the wood delivered by next week though. I have a crawl space, not a full basement. Do any of you know about adding dehumidifiers to your A/C? Do you think this will help? Someone told me there is a unit that can be installed that pulls moisture from the air in your house and below the conventional floor. This may be the way to go. Any other ideas about where the moisture is coming if the wood is ok?

I need some advice/help please. I have hard Oak hard wood floors that were sanded, stained, etc after installation. There was no plastic or other moisture barrier installed first. I have cupping problems which seem to come and go in certain areas. A new A/C seeemed to help alot but did not resolve the cupping entirely. My house is on a conventional foundation and the land slopes down toward the house so rain water runs that way too. Underneath the foundation is appears to be dry. We put plastic down anyway. I did have some small roof leaks that have now been repaired but I doubt if that causes the moisture. I am getting ready to put engineered wood down in another part of the house. Someone said it is hydrostatic pressure? Will engineered wood with a plastic layer underneath be the best choice? What about bamboo? Would moisture testing before laying the floor help? Thanks.