Acclimating Reclaimed Wood Flooring

General Acclimation Guidelines

Storage and Conditions

Once you have received your reclaimed wood floor, do not store the flooring at the jobsite under uncontrolled climate conditions. Garages and exterior patios, for example are not acceptable areas to store wood flooring
Ideal interior climate conditions vary from region to region and jobsite to jobsite. It is your responsibility to know what your "ideal" climate conditions are and build your reclaimed wood floor around those conditions

Acclimation

Ensure that the building is enclosed.
Verify that the building is maintained at normal living conditions for temperature and humidity
Where building codes allow, permanent heating and/or air-conditioning systems should be operating at least five days preceding installation to promote proper acclimation. For radiant heat, see the reclaimed wood over radiant heat section
If it is not possible for the permanent heating and/or air-conditioning systems to be operating before, during, and after the installation, a temporary heating and/or dehumidification system that mimics normal temperature and humidity conditions can enable the installation to proceed until the permanent heating and/or air-conditioning system is operating
Upon Delivery, check wood flooring moisture content with a moisture meter to establish a baseline for required acclimation. Check the moisture content of multiple boards. A good representative sample is typically 40 boards for every 1000 feet of reclaimed flooring. Acclimate the necessary level in accordance with the geographical location of your jobsite location.
Prior to installation, ensure that wood flooring is within acceptable range of moisture content with the wood subfloor. For solid strip flooring, there should be no more than 4 percent moisture content difference between properly acclimated reclaimed wood flooring and subflooring materials. For solid wide plank flooring there should be no more than 2 percent difference n moisture content between properly acclimated wood flooring and subflooring materials.