How to install hardwood flooring the wrong way?

 If you have installed hardwood what mistakes have you made? The
hardwood I am installing is the 3/4 inch thick type, about 2-3 inches
wide, oak and maple mostly, finished type.

I am installing hardwood flooring for my customers. There is a big
demand for it here, as many people want me to replace their carpets
with hardwood. I have being reading books and now work with a
professional installer but there is nothing like learning from
mistakes.

  I'm hardly an expert, but I would say a mistake would be to not make sure
the paying customer understands that humidity related shrinkage gaps are to
be expected.  Maybe a mockup showing what it will look like in the winter is
in order.

Is ississauga related to Mississauga?

 
-> I'm hardly an expert, but I would say a mistake would be to not make sure
-> the paying customer understands that humidity related shrinkage gaps are to
-> be expected.  Maybe a mockup showing what it will look like in the winter is
-> in order.

Or maybe it should be installed in the winter? Or would that
lead to buckling in the summer?
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 AL said:


Or take the opportunity to sell them a furnace humidifier as well.
It has worked wonders for our house and furniture, and an added
benefit is that you are less susceptible to colds.
FWIW,

Greg G.

 
  The key to avoiding seasonal shrinkage is, as said above, moisture
content.  Buy it from a supplier where you know it hasn't been sitting
around picking up moisture in warehouses or conatainers. If it's dried
right, there should be no problems. If the supplier says this is
normal...go somewhere else.