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How long does acclimation take?
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Asking how long does acclimation take has no honest answer only experience and product knowledge. Acclimation, sometimes called conditioning, is the process of allowing wood to reach its equilibrium moisture content (EMC) within “normal living conditions.” It is also one of the most important steps of hardwood floor installation.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][title type=”h4″]How long does acclimation take? My installer said 2 weeks![/title][vc_column_text]How long does acclimation take? Acclimation is not about time but moisture content. For example, Southern Pine boards should acclimate to 10% and White Oak to 6%. The first thing we must understand about acclimating a wood floor. Basically, it will absorb (expand) moisture when exposed to high humidity and will expel (shrink) it in low humidity environments. So, acclimation is about getting the boards exposed to your home and stabilizing moisture content.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15587″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large” css_animation=”bounceInRight” title=”Acclimation matters”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”37735″ img_size=”600×400″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large” css_animation=”bounceInRight” title=”Acclimation matters” el_id=”acclimating-pine”][vc_column_text]
Why is acclimation important?
Acclimation is defined as when any organism makes ‘adjustments’ designed to improve performance or survival in response to environmental change. Same with your unfinished solid wood floors; acclimation improves performance, i.e. no warping or cupping. [/vc_column_text][title type=”h3″]How long does acclimation take & time is money[/title][vc_column_text]
Time is money and acclimation is a process not time. Wood is only acclimated or conditioned once it reaches its equilibrium moisture content for the space in which it is expected to perform. Equilibrium moisture content is based on an “unchanging” environment. After a wood floor has been installed, changing conditions within the environment will change the equilibrium moisture content of the wood floor, ultimately resulting in dimensional change. In short, it can take some time and professional installers like stuff that takes less time and that they can tear up in 7 years, you know anything not real.
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