Are your floors squeaking? They can be saying one of many things and it is always a good reminder to check the humidity levels in your home when they do. Here’s some information about those squeaky floors for you to look at, download, share, or pass on to a friend or client with squeaky floors.
Category: Squeaks
5 Things Your Floor Says When It Squeaks
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for since that first triple digit day – fall! That glorious time when there’s a nip in the air, we pull out the jackets, keep the coffee pot running, and use inordinate amounts of nutmeg and cloves in our treats. And sometimes begin to hear a squeaky wood floor in …
Fix the Dry: Getting the Right Humidifier
If you haven’t noticed, the issue of relevant humidity (RH) is a big deal when it comes to wood flooring. When floors squeak and creak it’s usually a result of movement caused by a low RH. Installation problems are also very prevalent when the RH is off in a home. Remember my story about installing …
Why Should I Buy A Humidifier?
In most areas of the U.S., it is just not possible to keep indoor relative humidity levels where they need to be for wood flooring without a whole home humidifier. If you’re seeing gaps and hearing squeaks in the colder months, it is probably because the RH levels in your home are not where they …
Winter is Near: Drier than the Sahara
Last week I wrote about how the relative humidity of indoor air is affected by temperature, and that it is feasible for RH levels to drop to as low as 7% during the winter. I had this thought, but if you have a home at 7% RH, would it be drier than the Sahara desert? …