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Toronto Wood Flooring

Toronto Wood Flooring

Although engineered hardwood is normally set to be durable enough for almost every room of your home, there are some instances where the finish may begin to gap from the walls, or buckle over time. What manufacturers will do to prevent this from happening is acclimatizing the wooden panels to the environment that they will be installed in. The two factors the wood needs to calibrate to include the humidity and the temperature of the room or region. This takes care of most problems for Toronto wood flooring, but what happens when you still see the wood changing in shape over time? As you may or may not know, there are other things that can affect humidity and temperature of the wood.

How Toronto Wood Flooring Reacts to Different Conditions

Acclimatized wood is great because it has adjusted to the environmental conditions for the room it was installed in, or has it? Given that the environment is never really constant in Canada, there is great variability in terms of humidity levels and temperature throughout the four seasons. In the summer days, you can get temperatures that are as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and humidity levels that can highly fluctuate. In the Winter time, you can get temperatures as low at -40 degrees Celsius. These seasonal changes can still affect the wood finish in your home, and must be a factor to consider if it begins bowing or gapping. Another factor is heating and air conditioning use, and its variability depending on seasons and events that happen at the home. The internal temperature of the home, when changed for a reasonably long period of time can affect the wood as well.

It is at this point that most readers will wonder if there is ever a solution to something like seasonal and air condition/heating use variability. Thankful, there is a simple solution to this problem. Leaving gaps for expansion between the external walls and the outer wooden panels can help prevent any type of bowing that would occur with a change in humidity or temperature. This gives the floor some room to expand into without affect the surrounding walls.

Engineered hardwood flooring is a great addition to any home, and can definitely increase its value. It is important to note that there are some instances when changes can occur to the wood, and why they may happen. Knowing these things, you can provide a solution that can mitigate these effects and have your floor lasting for decades.

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