Installation Guidelines

Chapter 1 | Measuring & Ordering
Custom Hardwood Floors At Gaylord’s your order is specially made for you, so the measure is very important. When the customer performs the site measure, there will be...
Chapter 1 | Measuring & Ordering
Custom Hardwood Floors At Gaylord’s your order is specially made for you, so the measure is very important. When the customer performs the site measure, there will be...

Chapter 2 | Relative Humidity
Recently I was fortunate enough to attend a National Wood Flooring Association seminar entitled “Understanding Relative Humidity in Your Home”. The seminar was very informative and I will share...
Chapter 2 | Relative Humidity
Recently I was fortunate enough to attend a National Wood Flooring Association seminar entitled “Understanding Relative Humidity in Your Home”. The seminar was very informative and I will share...

Chapter 3 | Wood Movement
Solid wood flooring will perform best when the interior environment is controlled to stay within a relative humidity range of 30% to 50% and a temperature range between 16...
Chapter 3 | Wood Movement
Solid wood flooring will perform best when the interior environment is controlled to stay within a relative humidity range of 30% to 50% and a temperature range between 16...

Chapter 4 | Job Site Conditions
Minimal Jobsite Conditions for Hardwood Flooring Wood flooring should be one of the last jobs completed on the construction site. Limiting the foot traffic and work done after the...
Chapter 4 | Job Site Conditions
Minimal Jobsite Conditions for Hardwood Flooring Wood flooring should be one of the last jobs completed on the construction site. Limiting the foot traffic and work done after the...

Chapter 5 | Acclimation
The point of acclimating wood flooring prior to installation is to allow the moisture content of the wood to adjust to “NORMAL LIVING CONDITIONS” at the site; that is,...
Chapter 5 | Acclimation
The point of acclimating wood flooring prior to installation is to allow the moisture content of the wood to adjust to “NORMAL LIVING CONDITIONS” at the site; that is,...

Chapter 6 | Moisture Testing
Moisture meters and humidistats are the most critical tools of the trade. If your installer does not have either of these tools, they are obviously not aware of the very...
Chapter 6 | Moisture Testing
Moisture meters and humidistats are the most critical tools of the trade. If your installer does not have either of these tools, they are obviously not aware of the very...