Cupping, Springing, Bowing and Twisting.
Wood, when desiccating, loses all the available water (lymph) located in the cell cavities. This happens without causing any deformation. After this first phase, water within the cell walls will dry. As a consequence, the weight of these cell walls w
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Q: What type(s) of hardwood flooring are ideal for radiant heat floors?
A: The ideal hardwood floor for a radiant heat sub-floor application is a glue-down installed engineered hardwood floor. Glue-down engineered hardwood floors are made using a two layer technology that counteracts wood's tendency to expand and contrac
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Wood loses and acquires moisture.
Wood is a living material, sensitive to the constant changes within its surroundings. It suffers in particular ways to variations in the humidity of the air and adapts itself accordingly to a certain extent. If a piece of wood is placed in a very humid room, it will tend to absorb a part of that humidity. If, however, the same piece of wood is placed in a dry environment, the wood will react in the opposite way, abandoning part of the appropriate humidity.
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