Hi-- I installed an engineered maple floor on the main floor of my house, on a subfloor over a basement. This was installed in fall and, over winter, the floor has started to shrink in one specific area where the HVAC pipes run underneath the floor.
I realize that this area is getting heated and as the wood dries out, it shrinks.
Can anyone tell me if this is permanent or if some of the moisture is going to return to this area during the summer, as the A/C runs through those same vents?
Would it be worth my time to insulate the pipes from underneath the subfloor, or is the damage done?
Thanks