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(10-08-2020, 08:52 AM)mound Wrote: I've got 29 boxes of maple hardwood flooring about to be delivered to my house. I understand I need to let it acclimate in the house for a week or so.. Does the wood have to be unpacked from the boxes for this acclimation? can it remain in the boxes? maybe just open the ends of the boxes?
When we had it done, they left it in the boxes. I believe that was the recommendation our daughter had when she bought hers.
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(10-08-2020, 08:52 AM)mound Wrote: I've got 29 boxes of maple hardwood flooring about to be delivered to my house. I understand I need to let it acclimate in the house for a week or so.. Does the wood have to be unpacked from the boxes for this acclimation? can it remain in the boxes? maybe just open the ends of the boxes?
It depends upon the manufacturer. I never could understand how anything sealed in the box could acclimate but some manufacturers say that's what to do. Others say to remove it from the box and cross stack it to allow air to circulate. I don't see how you could go wrong following the latter approach regardless of what the manufacturer recommends.
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Thanks for reminding me how builders screw up. Our home was built through summer (it was warm and humid as it always is in Virginia) and the flooring was brought in from a warehouse and installed immediately despite large changes in temperature and humidity. The floor squeaked horribly - bad enough that the builder offered to redo it. I told them to PLEASE bring in the flooring, open the boxes, and let it acclimate. We had time and it was not a big deal.
They didn't listen. It still squeaks.
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If the flooring is banded, I open the boxes. If not, I band it (packing tape) while still in the box and break apart the boxes. I like to let it set a week if I can and stacked and stickered.
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what does the manufacturer recommend?