BEHAVIOR OF FLOORING
Moisture Most complaints concerning hardwood flooring are related to changes in the moisture content of flooring and surrounding wood products. When moisture changes are severe, the result can be gaps between strips, cupping, buckling, movement, and/or cracks/splits in the flooring. A combination of these results may be present in the same floor. The enclosed information and comments should help explain some causes of shrinking and swelling and some of the possible results. Knowledge of the following items is necessary...