Wood is a beautiful, natural substance, and when used as flooring can totally transform your house, immediately adding value. If you are thinking about having hardwood flooring fitted in your house, or if you currently have it, then it's crucial to acknowledge and accept that it is a natural, living material, and may undergo certain environmental alterations. The planks which constitute your hardwood flooring will, over the course of their life, be subject to expansion and contraction, and it is totally natural. When there are a number of steps you can take to minimise this pure movement, there's absolutely no way to completely stop it from occurring. The good news is that this motion will be very slight, and will probably go undetected. So what can cause this pure movement in your hardwood floors? The most important source of movement in hardwood flooring is the amount of moisture from the surrounding environment. During summer months, when windows are open, and heatin