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Our team of experts is also available to answer your questions. Just Ask the Experts! Let us help you find the perfect floor. Approximately 2 weeks after instalation I began noticing that it was denting very easy and the denting that was occuring actually dented and then it seemed to crack around the dent which I have never seen before I understand harwood will dent but I have never actually seen it crack around the dent.
Now forward to January of this year I noticed 4 planks that are actually cracking down the middle and I just noticed a 5th one doing the same thing this week. Is this normal for a hardwood floor because I have had harwoods in the past and never seen anything like this and the company that I purchased from nor the distributer of the flooring are willing to help they submitted a claim and said that it could possibly be because the floor was not properly acclimated.
Please help!!! Now, I doubt that the denting was an acclimation issue. You can easily dent red oak walking on it with heels. We are in a home built in It went on the market after sitting vacant 3 years. We have bought the home and are in the process of remodel. When we took possession, within a couple of days I noticed that the vents on the pier and beam home were covered. I removed those. We have knocked out wall, added sheet rock, etc. The old wood has a moisture reading of 12 and new wood 7.
I believe it is because of all the additional work being done in the house. Do we wait to sand and finish the old and new to match? My installer is new and nervous. I think we should just be patience and wait for everything to settle. I called the NWFA and was told the old floors are acclimated to whatever they are acclimated to. Any suggestions on what to do? It should be at our house on Friday and the installers say it will be fine to install on Saturday and let it sit for 7 days before the sanding and coat.
We are not sure if we should do it or acclimate it for 7 days. If he installs it and then lets it sit will it be ok in 7 days. We live in Birmingham Alabama and I think the wood is coming from Virginia. I am desperate for any help you can provide.
Probably would be best to let it sit but might not be a problem. They will likely fill gaps and sand in 7 days — since the wood is unfinished it will likely acclimate faster than a prefinished wood. We had our hardwood installer mess up and deliver white oak, instead of red oak. The white oak acclimated, in the house for 7 days, but it was wrong so he took away, delivered red oak and proceeded to install.
We are waiting 2 weeks to sand and stain. We live in CA and will keep the house around 68 degrees. Not a lot of humidity here except for rainy season and some fog. Do you think we are okay or should we make him take up the floor and acclimate the wood first. Though I think we are a little late for that.
Thank you. Hopefully they will fill any cracks that develop over the two weeks. Not sure if that is really practical after the hardwood is covered. I would think acclimation would be extra important for HIckory.
We live in Connecticut. Also, should we Not do it until Spring? We had wanted it in before Christmas but would wait if you thought it was best? I ordered Anderson Hickory hardwood hand scrapped, pre-finished, for my house. Just wondering how long we should leave the wood to acclimate? I live in Georgia and we have had rain on and off for the past two weeks. Sub floor is showing an11 with the meter and the flooring I have is showing a 6 it is Bellawood Brazilian Teak.
Question is when to install? Do the numbers have to match or is there a variable? I am not sure what the tolerance is, but that gap seems pretty high. Recommend contacting LL and asking. Hi Fred. Not sure if you are still replying to questions on this site, but was hoping you can answer our question. They applied wood flour cement, replaced boards and sanded 5 times already and are still seeing splinters. We are pushing for new wood, but wondered if there is a standard to go off of, as nails are also starting to pop up.
Planning on using 15 lb felt paper. I dont know if rest of floor has felt paper under it. No issues with existing oak floor.
Can I install new floor immediately? Does this sound ok? Kurt here again. Using moisture content meter. I misread earlier. How long can the flooring sit before installation?
Say I buy oak strip from a reputable dealer and reputable manufacturer October 1. I contact the installer in March.
I get the sale price, stuff sure is acclimated, but is that too long a time? It has acclimated for a few weeks prior. The installer wants to have it acclimate an additional 2 weeks before sanding, staining, and finishing. We have other work being finished in the house as well as children who likely will want to walk all over the place.
I had thought to lay painter paper and tape on top of the floors to protect them from any incidental work or accidents, but will this inhibit the post install acclimation?
If so, any suggestions on how to best protect the floors? I am concerned with this situation. We ordered prefinished red oak hardwood flooring through the professional doing our floors. That means the wood will be in the house for 24 hours at most. I asked him about the acclimation process and he said it only applied to unfinished wood, not prefinished wood. Please advise. You need to give them as much information as possible to ensure the success of their wood flooring.
If it is, we will then bring in the wood flooring. When asked if he runs into humidity problems with new construction settings he explained,. After we have taken all precautions and know the job site is ready, we will bring the wood flooring in and let it sit for one to two weeks depending on the situation, and then we will proceed with our installation.
Wood flooring is hygroscopic, meaning it will naturally absorb moisture and change dimension. Wood will expand when it retains moisture and become smaller when it loses moisture. This definition is defined by the NWFA along with other useful resources. If acclimated wood flooring is delivered to a job site while the contractors are still painting, the wood flooring will absorb the moisture of the paint, increasing the moisture content of the wood.
Wider boards tend to have more movement issues than narrow boards. Conditions of our example below may vary because of your geographical location and the species of wood flooring you are using:.
If the job site is normalized to an in-use reading for your region and the subfloor and the wood flooring moisture wood flooring less than 76 mm wide is within 4 points of each other, the flooring is acclimated and ready for installation. Once the job site is ready and the wood flooring has been delivered, the time it will take to acclimate wood flooring will depend on:.
Imported species or tropical species typically require more time to acclimate because of higher density and oil and resin content. It is highly recommended that you measure the moisture content of wood immediately after delivery to establish a baseline. The most efficient way you can record accurate wood moisture content and representation is to check and measure the moisture content of 40 boards for every 1, square feet.
The main thing we need to accomplish is to keep the environment as close to the living environment as we can. Wagner Meters is the most respected moisture meter company in the world, providing flooring professionals with quality handheld devices that help establish a baseline and gather additional moisture measurements you can record and keep an eye on. Wagner Meters carries various wood moisture meters and concrete moisture meters that take the guesswork out of the acclimation process by providing accurate moisture readings you can depend on.
These meters are the most valuable instruments used in the acclimation process.
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