All homes have their own indoor climate which is determined by factors like the amount of moisture in the air (humidity), the temperature, the type of heating and the amount of ventilation.
In the typical comfortable home there is slight humidity variation through the seasons, this will affect your floors if you have opted for wood flooring.
Wooden floors react by expanding and shrinking. During warm, humid weather wood expands. During dry weather wood shrinks – this seasonal movement is a normal characteristic of wooden floors and it never stops, regardless of the age of the wooden floor.
This movement of the boards can be significantly reduced by proper acclimatization and by keeping temperature and humidity levels as even as possible throughout the year. The more intensively you use central heating or under-floor heating, the drier the air becomes and this has a detrimental effect on everything in the house – people, furnishings and floors, so keep this in mind when using this type of heating.
The latest flooring news, courtesy of Floors Online.
Date : 06/06/2011
Category: Flooring Industry News