03 Mar Top Kid-Friendly but Classic Hardwood Floors to Choose From Thinking of wall-to-wall foam as the only option for your home renovation ideas? You might think that padding might be best to offset toppling babies, trotting toddlers and the ever-so-adorable and lego toppling middle-schoolers in your household. But you have options, and if your taste […]
In response to the massive devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the growing threat of Hurricane Irma, and the peak of hurricane season, people across the country are coming together to aid in recovery efforts. Effects of flooding from the storms will continue for weeks and even months to come. Although looking at a waterlogged home can […]
When flooring installers lay a wood floor on top of a wood subfloor, it’s critical that they measure moisture in both the wood floor and the wood subfloor. The reason for this is simple. Since both the flooring and subflooring are wood, both are subject to absorbing and releasing moisture from the environment in which […]
Acclimation, sometimes called conditioning, is the process of allowing wood to reach its equilibrium moisture content (EMC) within “expected living conditions.” It also is one of the most important steps of hardwood floor installation. Not properly acclimating or conditioning wood flooring may cause excessive expansion, shrinkage, dimensional distortion, or even structural damage. If the flooring […]
A tree requires moisture to live and grow. The roots help anchor the tree to the ground and also collect water and nutrients from the soil. This liquid then travels through the tree’s trunk and branches to the leaves. Like most biological organisms, trees have a high water content. Water can comprise more than 2/3 […]