Hardwood Floors Oct/Nov 2019

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2020 Wood Flooring Industry Outlook Karen Garvey, Shannon Gayton, Lindsay Tallman, and Lindsay Young Construction and remodeling markets across the country remain strong, and NWFA members expect 2019’s robust market to continue into 2020. A sizeable majority who responded to the association’s annual outlook survey forecast that demand for wood flooring will increase in 2020. However, a greater number of respondents were pessimistic about the next year than in recent years’ surveys.

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Interior Climate Considerations for Wood Flooring By Brett Miller The wood floor selection must coincide with the interior climate capabilities of the facility in which it is to be installed. Across every region, wood floors can be installed successfully; however, all wood floors cannot be installed in the same manner in all climates.

Acclimation Best Practices for End-Grain By Brett Miller Because of this cut of flooring’s ability to move in all directions, it is very important to ensure the facility receiving end-grain flooring is capable of maintaining a consistent temperature and humidity throughout the year.

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