Installed Hardwood And Before I Stained It Gaps Appeared

We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year.

Installed hardwood and before i stained it gaps appeared.

Engineered hardwood flooring is designed to minimize gaps due to expansion and contraction of the wood. Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years. It will get pushed out as the wood expands with moisture. Expansion and contractions causes hardwood floor gaps.

The best times to repair hardwood floors are april and october. Have the installer perform a humidity level test because either very high or very low humidity can cause bowing splitting and warping. Questions from our readers. The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.

It may take years for gaps to show up in your hardwood floors. Gapping in engineered hardwood can be due to many factors including but not limited to the material s manufacturing changes in humidity and the type and quality of the installation. Failing to install the first board perfectly straight in a hardwood flooring installation. But to answer a common question.

Whether your floors are newly installed or you ve had hardwood floors for years you can use humidifiers to reduce the likelihood of gaps. Failing to keep boards straight when working. Hardwood takes on and loses moisture as the temperatures and the humidity rises and falls. Avoiding hardwood floor gaps.

Try to avoid gaps in the first place. Adding filler is not a good idea. Winter in chicago. Not only are they an eyesore they can also collect dirt and dust.

Yes it can still have gaps. For normal gaps no repairs are needed. Improperly acclimating the hardwoods prior to installation. Hardwood gaps are generally caused by one of a few installation errors.