Before installing hardwood floors it is important to acclimate the product to your home.
Installed hardwood and before i stained it gaps appeared.
Try to avoid gaps in the first place.
We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year.
Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years.
Gapping in engineered hardwood can be due to many factors including but not limited to the material s manufacturing changes in humidity and the type and quality of the installation.
Improperly acclimating the hardwoods prior to installation.
Yes it can still have gaps.
The best times to repair hardwood floors are april and october.
Avoiding hardwood floor gaps.
The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.
Winter in chicago.
Failing to install the first board perfectly straight in a hardwood flooring installation.
Failing to keep boards straight when working.
Adding filler is not a good idea.
Gaps in hardwood floors can be a huge visual annoyance.
Hardwood gaps are generally caused by one of a few installation errors.
But to answer a common question.
Have the installer perform a humidity level test because either very high or very low humidity can cause bowing splitting and warping.
It may take years for gaps to show up in your hardwood floors.
Expansion and contractions causes hardwood floor gaps.
Not only are they an eyesore they can also collect dirt and dust.
Hardwood takes on and loses moisture as the temperatures and the humidity rises and falls.
Questions from our readers.
It will get pushed out as the wood expands with moisture.
For larger gaps that don t close up call in a professional contractor who can repair floors properly.