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   Piffin | Apr 07, 2003 01:52am | #1

   It's more than a matter of taste. Since this is the dry season, the boards have shrunk and the gaps have grown. Fill the gaps now and the boards can't expand in the hot humid summer and they are likely to buckle.

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   jacobuild | Apr 07, 2003 02:17am | #2

   Does quarter sawn lumber shrink differently than  flat grained lumber? So, given the season you don't recommend filling. Thanks Bobby

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   Edited 4/6/2003 7:21:20 PM ET by jester

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   Piffin | Apr 07, 2003 02:34am | #3

   quarter sawn shrinks less.

   I generally avoid gap filling, but it can be done. It's a judgement call based on conditions and experience..

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   jacobuild | Apr 07, 2003 03:09am | #4

   Well,  The floor finisherstarted upstairs in the master bed. Its to late to turn back there. So far the home owner are o.k. with that blunder. They may like it may not. You avoid it because its noticable? Thanks Bobby

   Edited 4/6/2003 8:10:56 PM ET by jester

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   Piffin | Apr 07, 2003 03:33am | #5

   If you have a reputable floor finmisher familiar with the local climate and these type floors, that is where the judgement calls come in. You may be fine.

   I avoid it because I see no reason to invite the possibility of chunks of filler coming out later or bruising and buckling the floor materials..

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   Floorman | Apr 07, 2003 06:03am | #6

   Quartersawn flooring is 100% more moisture stable than plain sawn flooring. This is great for higher humidity climates like the beach front of So. California where I work. The one problem that I have is when someone wants Q-sawn at a home inland. During dry seasons it tends to shrink quite a bit more than plain sawn. It was a bitch when the white wash craze was in effect during the 80's. The Q-sawn floors really showed the cracks during the dry season. GW