Talk about the best humidity of solid wood floor?

Solid wood flooring is related to environmental humidity.

As the name implies, solid wood flooring is made of a whole piece of wood, and the natural properties of wood determine that solid wood flooring will be affected by environmental humidity and produce shape changes. Generally speaking, the moisture content of solid wood flooring is between 10%-20%. If used in geothermal environment, the water content can be controlled between 8%- 10%. The change range of environmental moisture content should be as high as dozens of percentage points.

In southern China, the environmental moisture content of warm and humid climate can reach more than 65%. When the environmental moisture content is too high, the moisture in the air will penetrate into the solid wood floor, leading to floor expansion. If the expansion joint with sufficient width is not reserved around, the floor will expand as a whole, causing damage. On the other hand, if the environmental moisture content is lower than that of the floor, the moisture in the wood will be lost, and the floor will shrink, resulting in problems such as cracking.

Therefore, in the use of solid wood flooring, we should try to keep the air humidity relatively stable. In the hot and humid season, we need to carry out corresponding dehumidification treatment to keep indoor air circulation, and even take some physical dehumidification methods. When the environment is dry in winter, a humidifier can be used to keep the air humidity and avoid the water loss in the floor.

The use of locking floor can not only keep humidity, but also avoid the problem of floor cracking to a great extent. Locks can connect the floor into a whole and realize the overall translation effect. As long as reasonable expansion joints are reserved, the problems caused by floor deformation can be avoided.