m Ransley wrote:
Floors are instaled year around on quality homes and don`t have
future
issues if allowed to reach the same humidity as the home. It can take
weeks or more. Only one way to know use a moisture meter. The guy
just
wants work now, he is BSn you, so what does he do when it is humid
all
summer, Not work? No he has a different line for humid times. Sounds
like he is outa work and needs a job, But does he use a moisture
meter
to compare wood to your homes humidity, probably not. Floors need
edge
expansion room . Call the floor manufacturer or supplier.

The moisture meter is good insurance, and the acclimation can take a
while as you say, but I'm not convinced that the contractor is scamming
as some have assumed. It's obviously preferable to avoid installing
during the seasons of highest and lowest humidity...which does point to
now as a good time to do it.

As far as the floors getting installed year round, what choice is
there? You don't expect the flooring manufacturers or wood
organizations to recommend limiting the time of installation to just
half of the year, do you? People start projects year round - they're
not going to wait maybe months for the perfect conditions. More likely
the owners/builders would switch flooring materials.

There are posts year round about the weather being too
cold/hot/wet/whatever for concrete/stucco/whatever and the work forges
on. We can give advice and recommendations on how to minimize the
impact of the weather, but it can't be escaped in construction.

R