Species and Environmental Suitability of Hardwood floors
There are many kinds of Hardwood flooring options to choose from when considering installing wood flooring in your home. The main thing to know when choosing a solid strip or plank hardwood floor is to never forget job site suitability. The wood species of flooring to be installed should be chosen not only for its color, looks of the wood-grain, width, and length, but also for its suitability with the job site environment in which it will be installed. You may wish to learn more about all of the options available on contractors websites that specialize in Site Finished Hardwood floor Installation to guide you in making your decision before buying or installing your plank floor.
There are many kinds of Hardwood flooring options to choose from when considering installing wood flooring in your home. The main thing to know when choosing a solid strip or plank hardwood floor is to never forget job site suitability. The wood species of flooring to be installed should be chosen not only for its color, looks of the wood-grain, width, and length, but also for its suitability with the job site environment in which it will be installed. You may wish to learn more about all of the options available on contractors websites that specialize in Site Finished Hardwood floor Installation to guide you in making your decision before buying or installing your plank floor.
Wood floors are Recommended in:
Kitchens - Residential kitchens are fine as long as you keep your hardwood flooring swept and clean regularly and do not have a lot of salt & dirt on your feet coming in from the outside.
Bedrooms - Living Rooms, Sitting Rooms, Family Rooms, Sun Rooms, Dining Rooms, Mudrooms (with tile inlay), Enclosed or 3 Season Porches, attics, at or above grade basements, workshops, and tool sheds.
Wood floors Not Recommended in:
Full Bathrooms
Entryways
Many people have had hard wood floors installed in bathrooms but you must take extra care to clean up any standing water as this could potentially cause damage to the planks of wood in a floor in a very short period of time that could cause you to have to sand and refinish, or even worse replace the damaged boards and then refinish.
Kitchens - Residential kitchens are fine as long as you keep your hardwood flooring swept and clean regularly and do not have a lot of salt & dirt on your feet coming in from the outside.
Bedrooms - Living Rooms, Sitting Rooms, Family Rooms, Sun Rooms, Dining Rooms, Mudrooms (with tile inlay), Enclosed or 3 Season Porches, attics, at or above grade basements, workshops, and tool sheds.
Wood floors Not Recommended in:
Full Bathrooms
Entryways
Many people have had hard wood floors installed in bathrooms but you must take extra care to clean up any standing water as this could potentially cause damage to the planks of wood in a floor in a very short period of time that could cause you to have to sand and refinish, or even worse replace the damaged boards and then refinish.
Basement floors
Engineered products would be the only suggested product for below ground level installation due to moisture concerns. Flooring in rooms with little or no ventilation that have a lot of moisture evaporating into the air could be result in a buckling issue.
Prior to Installation of wood flooring it is necessary to test the humidity levels of the subfloor plywood or concrete. If the subfloor has excessive moisture, then it is best to wait until they reach 6-9% humidity before starting the installation, because if the subfloor has too much moisture it will acclimatize once installed and make your new wood floors swell up and possibly buckle under pressure
Engineered products would be the only suggested product for below ground level installation due to moisture concerns. Flooring in rooms with little or no ventilation that have a lot of moisture evaporating into the air could be result in a buckling issue.
Prior to Installation of wood flooring it is necessary to test the humidity levels of the subfloor plywood or concrete. If the subfloor has excessive moisture, then it is best to wait until they reach 6-9% humidity before starting the installation, because if the subfloor has too much moisture it will acclimatize once installed and make your new wood floors swell up and possibly buckle under pressure
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