Installation Guide

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Installation Guide
Continue acclimating until the flooring has reached an equilibrium with the home environment. Testing of the flooring,
subfloor and relative humidity of the job site can determine this (see Subfloor & Flooring MoistureTesting) sections. You
know that equilibrium has been met when the moisture content of the flooring is no longer fluctuating.
Note: Not properly acclimating wood flooring may cause excessive expansion, shrinkage, dimensional distortion or
structural damage. The worstcase scenario is one in which wood flooring is stored outside of the area in which the wood
is to be installed. Acclimation is the responsibility of the installer/homeowner. A video tutorial is also available at www.
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MOISTURE CONTENT OF WOOD
AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS
30 1.4 2.6 3.7 4.6 5.5 6.3 7.1 7.9 8.7 9.5 10.4 11.3 12.4 13.5 14.9 16.5 18.5 21.0 24.3 26.0
40 1.4 2.6 3.7 4.6 5.5 6.3 7.1 7.9 8.7 9.5 10.4 11.3 12.4 13.5 14.9 16.5 18.5 21.0 24.3 26.0
50 1.4 2.6 3.7 4.6 5.5 6.3 7.1 7.9 8.7 9.5 10.4 11.3 12.4 13.5 14.9 16.5 18.5 21.0 24.3 26.0
60 1.3 2.5 3.6 4.6 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.4 10.2 11.1 12.1 13.3 14.6 16.2 18.2 20.7 24.1 26.8
70 1.3 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.4 6.2 6.0 7.7 8.5 9.2 10.1 11.0 12.0 13.1 14.4 16.0 17.9 20.5 23.9 26.6
80 1.3 2.4 3.5 4.4 5.3 6.1 6.8 7.6 8.3 9.1 9.9 10.8 11.7 12.0 14.2 15.7 17.7 20.2 23.6 26.3
90 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.3 5.1 5.9 6.7 7.4 8.1 8.9 9.7 10.5 11.5 12.6 13.9 15.4 17.3 19.8 23.3 26.0
100 1.2 2.3 3.3 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.5 7.2 7.9 8.7 9.5 10.3 11.2 12.3 13.6 15.1 17.0 19.5 22.9 25.6
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 98
Relative Humidity (percent)
Chart taken from Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material (Agriculture Handbook, 72). Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pre-Installation