{"id":4781,"date":"2018-06-25T17:02:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carpetguys.com\/blog\/?p=4781"},"modified":"2018-06-25T17:03:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:03:03","slug":"indoor-environment-and-hardwood-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.carpetguys.com\/blog\/indoor-environment-and-hardwood-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Home\u2019s Indoor Environment Affects Hardwood Flooring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prospective homebuyers list hardwood flooring<\/a> as one of their most-sought-after features when they begin shopping for a new home.<\/p>\n

Hardwood is timeless, beautiful, and resilient. If properly cared for, a hardwood floor can last upwards of 100 years. But have you ever wondered how your home\u2019s indoor environment affects hardwood flooring<\/em><\/span>?<\/p>\n

Incontinent pets, children\u2019s toys, high-heeled shoes, spills, and a busy family can all cause damage to a hardwood floor, but the greatest threat your floor faces may be the environmental factors that you can\u2019t see.<\/p>\n

As a natural product (it is wood, after all), hardwood flooring is extremely susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity<\/strong>. Installing a hardwood floor in a geographic region where temperatures and humidity fluctuate wildly from one season to the next can be a tricky endeavor.<\/p>\n

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If your flooring contractor installs the planks too closely to the walls without allowing room for the wood to expand and contract<\/a>, there is a strong probability that your flooring may begin to peak during humid months. Alternatively, when the humidity drops, you may notice unsightly gaps between the planks.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it; having hardwood floors installed in your home costs a pretty penny. If you choose the wrong contractor or you pick a wood species that doesn\u2019t react well to fluctuations in temperature and humidity, thousands of your hard-earned dollars might end up in the nearest landfill.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in your best interest as a homeowner and a consumer to do your homework on individual wood species, the Janka scale (the Janka scale measures how much pressure a wood species can handle before denting occurs), and how the geographic region you live in may affect the longevity and beauty of your hardwood floors. Hardwood flooring in a home in Michigan won\u2019t react the same way to seasonal changes as a home in south Florida will.<\/p>\n

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If you live in the Metro Detroit area and would like to get a free, in-home hardwood estimate<\/a> on how much it will cost you to have new hardwood flooring installed in your home, contact The Carpet Guys at (248) 409-5359 today. We\u2019ll send one of our knowledgeable design consultants out with a fantastic selection of hardwood flooring samples for you to peruse in the comfort and privacy of your home, under your lighting, and next to your furniture.<\/p>\n

The Carpet Guys will take all the necessary measurements, we\u2019ll remove your home\u2019s preexisting carpet or flooring, and we\u2019ll even move your furniture, at no additional cost to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prospective homebuyers list hardwood flooring as one of their most-sought-after features when they begin shopping for a new home. Hardwood is timeless, beautiful, and resilient. If properly cared for, a hardwood floor can last upwards of 100 years. But have you ever wondered how your home\u2019s indoor environment affects hardwood flooring? Incontinent pets, children\u2019s toys, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Does the Environment and Humidity Affect Hardwood Floors?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know that humidity and your home environment can have an effect on your hardwood installation? 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