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Default Wood Floor Question/Agree with Acclimation

When it comes to vapor barriers and concrete.
I agree.
My friend ran Sandy Pond Hardwoods, and actually manufactured wood flooring.
He has 30 years experience in installation, hardwoods, laminate, etc.
He was very careful to let me know that it was not necessary....
So, I do understand our reasoning in acclimation, and then from an
experienced floor person,
I get yet another opinion. hummmmmmm
I was actually hoping to get some work prior to Christmas......
Well, now that I got the pro's and con's, I have made up my mind to let the
floor acclimate, and work
after Christmas.
john

"Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
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On 12/12/2012 3:06 PM, jloomis wrote:
Yes, I do agree. It was just that I had a window of opportunity to
do the floor before Christmas, and my client was antsy....
I calmed them down, and will wait until Jan. to install.
That way the wood will be allowed to accrue the ambient temp, and
moisture of the
house, and hopefully work out just fine.
john
thanks for the notes


Add my vote for "acclimate" to the rest, John. Makes no sense no to do so.

That said, I don't know that I'd worry about leaving it stacked to
acclimate more than a couple of day (assuming it hadn't been stored in
the bottom of their fish pondg)

Just because your buddy installed floors for years, doesn't necessarily
mean that he was doing it correctly. When had the slab for my
garage/shop poured I wanted a moisture barrier beneath the shop portion.
The concrete contractor, who did great work, told me it was totally
unnecessary as "water cannot penetrate concrete." Yeah, uh, right!