In Bend, an installer is generally targeting wood moisture content near 6%, not the 6-9% band used on the wet side of the state. Bend sits east of the Cascade crest, in the driest and one of the most seasonally extreme climates in Oregon, and the flooring has to be acclimated to match that air, … Read more
Acclimation is not “let the wood sit for three days.” It’s the point at which the wood’s moisture content matches the room it’s going into, measured with a meter, not guessed with a calendar. A stack of boards can hit that number in two days or need two weeks — the only way to know … Read more
A floor in Bend and a floor in Portland are answering different questions, even though both are in Oregon. West of the Cascade crest, the air holds more moisture year-round, older houses are more likely to be hiding an original wood floor, and the first question is often “what’s already down here?” East of the … Read more