On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 04:17:45 GMT, wrote:

Thanks for all your replies. So would you say installing hardwood
floor now in a medium himidity level day and run a humidifier in the
winter is the preferred way to go? Thanks.

I think running a humidifier is a good idea not only for your floors
but for any woodwork. I used to be a professional bass player and the
winter dryness was always hell on my hundred year-old double bass.
Every spring it had to go back to the luthier to get reblocked/glued
until I started running a large capacity humidifier.

Even though I no longer play double bass, or even own one anymore, I
still keep a humidifier running 24/7 during heating season and the
woodwork and furniture is happier for it.

As to your question, there are negatives to laying a floor in very dry
conditions too, specifically an increased chance of cupping and even
popping when the wood expands in summer humidity.

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs