Is Summer a good time to refinish hardwood floors? Does humidity matter?
The answer to the question is, there is no “wrong time” to have hardwood floors installed. At the Floormaster, we think anytime is a good time to install wood floors but there are some things about Summer that make it a convenient time for homeowners to update and modernize their floors!
Have your vacation work double duty as your new wood floors are installed or refinished…
Having a hardwood floor installed can be a little disruptive to your everyday life.
You have to avoid the room or rooms that are being worked in and there is some noise that comes along with the process. Even though we use sealants and stains with low VOCs, you will have an unavoidable certain amount of smell. Just about everyone plans a Summer get away vacation at some point where they will be out of their home for a week or so. This makes your vacation an ideal time to schedule a wood floor installation or wood floor refinishing.
Floor Master’s team can finish the entire job from hardwood floor installation to staining and sealing so you return from your vacation to beautiful new hardwood floors more about our services.
Does Humidity Matter in the Summer?
Wood absorbs and releases moisture repeatedly depending on its environment.
Some believe it’s better to install wood flooring in the hot, humid summer when the wood planks are at their largest than to install it tight during the winter when it’s at its smallest and have it swell or buckle when summer and humidity come back.
Because most homes are heated and cooled in the respective months and many have humidifiers to help keep moisture levels up during the drier winter months, it doesn’t make a big difference . The important thing is to bring the wood inside the home and allow it to acclimate to those conditions.
Using this average amount of moisture is best because you may get minor swelling in the summer and some minor gaps in the winter, but neither will be too noticeable.
Schedule your wood floor service when you’re on vacation…
Our hardwood flooring services include… residential & commercial wood floor installation, refinishing, dustless wood floor sanding, repair, hardwood floor restoration, wood floor cleaning & maintenance. Request a FREE In-Home Wood Flooring Estimate TODAY!
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Reduce Gaps with Narrower Planks
If you are concerned about moisture and don’t care for the natural gaps that hardwood floors get in the winter, one solution is to use narrower planks.
All boards will contract and expand at the same rate, but they expand and contract more from side to side than end to end. Therefore, a 5” wide board will appear to contract and expand more than twice as much as a 2 ¼” board. Go narrower to reduce the size and appearance of the gaps between planks.
Hardwood floors can be installed and refinished any time of the year, but having them done during your vacation is even more ideal and convenient .
Contact one our wood floor specialist to coordinate your wood floor installation with your vacation and come home to beautiful new wood floors!
Rockland, Bergen, Orange, Westchester County Wood Floor Installation & Sales… Need Hardwood floor services in the NY or NJ Area?… Request a free estimate!
Contact Us: NY: 845-623-6264 / NJ: 201-505-0808 / Email: Info@TheFloorMaster.com
Our hardwood flooring services include installation, refinishing, wood floor sales & repair, dustless wood floor sanding, hardwood floor restoration and wood floor cleaning.
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