Hey, thanks for the great video! It's always a pleasure listening to your insights. Most of the houses I work on have concrete subfloors, so I usually do glue-down installs. Most of my jobs are on the second level, which I prefer because subfloor moisture levels aren't as much of an issue. Sometimes I'm still asked to use Wakol PU 280, though I'm not sure why. Ninety-nine percent of my installations are pre-finished solid hardwood, so I have to keep them super clean. I always make sure to acclimate the wood and check the moisture levels and ambient humidity. I guess that's all I can do to hope for no issues as time goes by. By the way, have you tried the Lignomat SDM moisture meter? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! Cheers!
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2-3 inches between columns of floor and dunnage strips between rows when acclimating. NOFMA wants 30 sticks per 1000 sq ft in both flooring and subfloor. 45-55% RH year round and you’re golden. The RH is the difficult part for many homes in the winter time. Summer not usually so much. Steam humidifiers can help. If you can’t meet those requirements in the winter I recommend you go to an engineered floor. 5-8% is way to broad of a spread. In my area if you install at 5% it will be a lawsuit by the time it gets to 8%. 7.7-8.2% is optimal on the east coast where I live. If you’re serious about this subject I recommend you and any wood flooring contractor read Understanding Wood by Bruce Hoadley.
Thanks for your input. This house is 1/4 mile of Lake Michigan and it’s old. The moisture within the house is going to fluctuate greatly. We see this all time and install many floors every year with no humidity problems.
My old boss would say that the wood was acclimated to the warehouse so he could deliver and install the wood in the same day. And most his floors started to cup after some time. He didn’t care. He’s a rotten snake and took advantage of the general public not knowing anything about it.
Excellent video. That’s a really cool meter as well!
Thank you very much!
I always told my customers 2week acclimation because it gave me two weeks to finish up other jobs and they are not rushing me to get the job done.
Good Video! Well explained!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
Does running a fan near by the stacks help quicken the process?
Hey, thanks for the great video! It's always a pleasure listening to your insights. Most of the houses I work on have concrete subfloors, so I usually do glue-down installs. Most of my jobs are on the second level, which I prefer because subfloor moisture levels aren't as much of an issue. Sometimes I'm still asked to use Wakol PU 280, though I'm not sure why.
Ninety-nine percent of my installations are pre-finished solid hardwood, so I have to keep them super clean. I always make sure to acclimate the wood and check the moisture levels and ambient humidity. I guess that's all I can do to hope for no issues as time goes by.
By the way, have you tried the Lignomat SDM moisture meter?
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! Cheers!
Out of curiosity, do you guys have a favorite brand of knee pad? I've used gundloch before but have been wondering about Proknees.
Thanks for sharing this valuable information.
Pro knee are the absolute best 👌
2-3 inches between columns of floor and dunnage strips between rows when acclimating. NOFMA wants 30 sticks per 1000 sq ft in both flooring and subfloor. 45-55% RH year round and you’re golden. The RH is the difficult part for many homes in the winter time. Summer not usually so much. Steam humidifiers can help. If you can’t meet those requirements in the winter I recommend you go to an engineered floor. 5-8% is way to broad of a spread. In my area if you install at 5% it will be a lawsuit by the time it gets to 8%. 7.7-8.2% is optimal on the east coast where I live. If you’re serious about this subject I recommend you and any wood flooring contractor read Understanding Wood by Bruce Hoadley.
Thanks for your input. This house is 1/4 mile of Lake Michigan and it’s old. The moisture within the house is going to fluctuate greatly. We see this all time and install many floors every year with no humidity problems.
My old boss would say that the wood was acclimated to the warehouse so he could deliver and install the wood in the same day. And most his floors started to cup after some time. He didn’t care. He’s a rotten snake and took advantage of the general public not knowing anything about it.
I’m not sure your mic is functioning properly.