Yes it can still have gaps.
Installed hardwood and before i stained it gaps appeared.
The best times to repair hardwood floors are april and october.
Whether your floors are newly installed or you ve had hardwood floors for years you can use humidifiers to reduce the likelihood of gaps.
Hardwood gaps are generally caused by one of a few installation errors.
We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year.
Gapping in engineered hardwood can be due to many factors including but not limited to the material s manufacturing changes in humidity and the type and quality of the installation.
Questions from our readers.
Gaps in hardwood floors can be a huge visual annoyance.
The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.
But to answer a common question.
Adding filler is not a good idea.
Expansion and contractions causes hardwood floor gaps.
Winter in chicago.
Hardwood takes on and loses moisture as the temperatures and the humidity rises and falls.
It will get pushed out as the wood expands with moisture.
Failing to install the first board perfectly straight in a hardwood flooring installation.
Engineered hardwood flooring is designed to minimize gaps due to expansion and contraction of the wood.
For normal gaps no repairs are needed.
Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years.
Improperly acclimating the hardwoods prior to installation.
Not only are they an eyesore they can also collect dirt and dust.
Failing to keep boards straight when working.
Try to avoid gaps in the first place.
It may take years for gaps to show up in your hardwood floors.
Avoiding hardwood floor gaps.