[foxy]

We have some maple hardwood made into 5" flooring to install. Some of the wood reads anywhere from 9% moisture to 12%, with our moisture meter. Is 12% to much moisture to install the maple without lots of trouble in the future? Has anyone installed maple with that much moisture?


Thanks

 

[mdntrdr]

Bring the flooring into the area it will be installed in and let it acclimate. :smile:

 

[foxy]

The maple flooring has been in the house since Jan 2013 and it has come down in moisture a lot but the 12% concerns us.
Is 12% to much and will cause problems later?

 

[mdntrdr]

Seems like a lot to me, bit it would depend on what your surrounding conditions are. If it has been acclimating that long, you should be good to go. :smile:

 

[sawdustfactory]

Here in the Pacific Northwest, 10-11% is pretty normal. You should be good.