![]() Since they were installed in a contracted state, this swelling can put pressure on the floor because it is now a floor literally too big for the space. If they are installed in this condition, what do you think can happen once it is a more humid time of year? With a big increase in moisture content, the boards may swell and expand. The hardwood floor boards will be in their most contracted state and smallest dimensions. Here’s another scenario: If you bring a wood floor from a climate-controlled mill into an unocuppied home with no heating in January and it sits there for a week, it will shrink up because the moisture content of the wood will decrease with the dry air of the environment. You will be left with gapping (spaces between floor boards) that will never completely go away. What do you think will happen once the air conditioning is turned on and the relative humidity of the home is significantly reduced? That’s right, the boards will begin to lose their high moisture content and will shrink up/contract. The boards will be expand and swell to their fullest capacity, their greatest dimensional measurements. If you deliver a wood floor from a climate-controlled mill into a new home in August with no working climate controls and the hardwood flooring sits there for a week, it will swell up with the increase in moisture content. ![]() What does all of this have to do with acclimation?
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