We just installed a prefinished hardwood floor (3/4" x 3-1/4" Australian Cypress). We layed Rosin paper on the subfloor and nailed every 12" or so using a rented floor nailer ("L" shaped nails).
The floor looks great, but it makes popping and cracking sounds when we walk on it. I can't tell if the boards themselves are cracking (maybe slightly cupped), if the nails are somehow popping, or if the tongues and grooves are somehow rubbing against each other.
We're not living in the house yet, and I'm certainly not going to take the floor up, but I'm curious if this cracking sound is normal. If so, will it always be this way, or will the cracking sounds dimenish over time?
Thanks,
Anthony