Are you doing a remodel of a room or perhaps your entire residence? Are you planning to install new wood floors and perhaps doing some painting?
Something you want to be aware of and one of the most common mistakes made, you should not or your builder should not be painting a room or the entire house after your wood floors are installed. Don’t forget that wood is hygroscopic. What does hygroscopic mean? It means that wood adjusts to the environment it is exposed to, paint represents moisture, moisture and wood do not go together! This is a very common mistake made in new construction, not to mention that you must avoid getting paint on your floors by adequately covering them up. All of the moisture from the paint is going to be absorbed within the room. Please do yourself a favor and protect your wood floor investment, painting should be done before the installation of a new wood floor NOT beforehand.
One cannot recommend enough the use of a hygrometer to measure relative humidity. As a general statement a room or home with wood flooring should be kept at 40-60% relative humidity at all times. If a room is to dry it will cause shrinkage and gaps or in severe dryness, surface checking or cracks on the face of the flooring. If the moisture is too high, cupping of the floor can occur as well as other moisture related issues.