My floor is warped/bowed before installation

My flooring is warped / bowed before installation

Bowed flooring is common and therefore a certain amount of bowing is to be expected in any wood flooring board. Engineered and solid wooden flooring products are produced in controlled conditions and when packaged for distribution, contain moisture content of approximately 8% - 12%. Our installation instructions state that the boards must not be unwrapped until they are required.

The reason for this is to allow the moisture content of the boards to adjust to changes in relative humidity as a complete floor. Staggering the joints during installation is necessary to maintain the structural integrity and eliminates any deformities caused by exposure to moisture. This in turn keeps the flooring flat and fully supported. Bowing to a degree, is not considered a defect in any wood component, and does not indicate a faulty product nor does it affect the ‘quality’ of the finished floor.

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