How Your Climate Can Impact Your Flooring
With diverse flooring options and the climate affecting the condition of your flooring, you need to be careful about the type of flooring you select for your home. Extreme weather conditions can either cause your flooring to shrink or to swell up. If you live in a humid environment, moisture levels above sixty per cent can damage your flooring especially if it is wood-based. Comparatively, in a colder environment, planks can shrink and may cause cracks in the flooring. This is why we recommend using an air conditioner in hot and humid weather and a humidifier or a heater during dry and cold weather. For flooring materials such as vinyl or ceramic tiles, the climate has little to no effect on them. But wood-based flooring such as bamboo, solid wood, cork, or laminate is greatly affected by the changes in the temperature. Physical changes in the environment, humidity, dryness, and overall climate conditions can affect your flooring in various ways. To avoid any kind of damage, you need ...