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Hello,
I'll be installing soon an oak floor in my living room. Would you please tell me what should be the range in regard with the moisture of the boards and the moisture of my house before the installation. Is it appropriate or not to install an underlayment to minimize the noise for the people living in my basement? If it occurs no problems, what type of underlayment is recommanded?
Thanking you!
You MUST obtain the name of the manufacturer of the flooring you wish to install BEFORE you purchase it. Contact that manufacturer and ask for their installation specifications. DO NOT rely on someone else to tell you how to install, what type of underlayment is acceptable, what moisture ranges are exceptable, etc. They will give you the correct information, especially how the flooring MUST be acclimated to your home BEFORE you install. If the manufacturer states that they follow the NOFMA standards, go to the NOFMA website to obtain the correct information. If you are unable to find the information, let me know the name of the manufacturer and I will lead you to the sources that can give you the information.
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Stephen Hayes
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We are a floor covering inspection service and a floor covering specifying service. We inspect all types of floor coverings in every city and town in all 50 States and Canada, for manufacturing, installation, or maintenance related problems. We also specify, so when someone is about to choose a floor covering for a residential or commercial installation, after we find out, from them, the particulars about the installation, we can suggest the proper product, installation method, and maintenance method to provide optimum life of the product. (Note that in your B2B Category, we did not find any heading related to our business, so we just chose the Construction category). So if someone has a problem with the performance, installation, or maintenance of any floor covering, we can give suggestions, without a formal inspection, the possible causes of the prolems.
Experience
We have been in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance, of all types of residential and commercial floor coverings, for many years, and for the past 13 years, we just inspect and specify.
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