I hired a contractor to build a small cottage. It is going VERY well except that we have been getting a lot of rain.
The result is that many pieces of the floor (3/4 inch tonge and groove plywood) has major buckles (up to 1 inch high). The contractor says "no problem, they will just shave these off"...
...many pieces of the floor (3/4 inch tonge and groove plywood) has major buckles (up to 1 inch high). The contractor says "no problem, they will just shave these off"...
Are the sheets actually buckling or are the sheets delaminating/splitting and curling up at the at the edges for one inch? As Rippy's math shows we don't want to make a hole. Unless you're looking to install a firepole. What are you planning to install on top?
Having a sheet buckle 1" up and saying that they will shave them down is not even worth listening too or remotely believable. If a sheet of plywood is sticking up in the air 1" and it's still attached to the joists nice and tight, then the joists has a huge 1" crown in it and should be ripped out and replaced, not shaved down.
This whole thing about shaving a 3/4" sheet 1" isn't even worth a conversation because it can't be true. If it is, then the OP has a lot more problems on their hands.
Let me get pictures... 1 inch may be a bit exagerated.
Better description. Plywood is nailed. Looks like plywood expanded. Nails are holding true, so plywood buckles.
I will be at the house next week, will take pics.
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