How would you treat a client that wants plainsawn SYP t&g flooring, 5-inch width, over a subfloor with radiant heat tubing stapled up underneath?
Where can I get some data on tangential shrinkage of this species?
Gene Davis, Davis Housewrights, Inc., Lake Placid, NY
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Gene,
Pines are in the 7% range depending on the exact species, while oaks are in the 10-12% range. Encyclopedia of Wood as source.
KK
What is the rest of the structure? What's the ability to control humidity year-round? I work under the hypothesis that it's changes in humidity, and not heating vs cooling season per se, that affects the flooring. For example, will wood doors swell and shrink across the seasons? Not in my house. Floors neither. In a tight structure with the appropriate hvac, this can be controlled. Otherwise not.