Free Educational Paper On Checks and Splits
Checks and splits are two of the biggest issues in the hardwood flooring industry.
- What causes checks and splits?
- Why do they occur after installation?
- Are they manufacturing defects?
- Are they installation related issues?
- Or, are checks and splits environmental related conditions?
There seems to be conflicting information on this topic, depending on who you ask. There are good arguments to both sides. There isn’t, however, much of anything in writing on checks and splits.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Brian H. Bond on checks and splits.
Brian is a professor at Virginia Tech University’s Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. His current extension and research program at VT focuses on improving efficiency in sawmills and lumber drying operations. He also teaches the University’s course on Wood Drying and Durability. To be blunt, he’s an expert when it comes to hardwood flooring.
If you’re interested on what Dr. Bond has to say on the issue of splits and checks in hardwood flooring, then you’ll definitely want to check out The Hardwood Flooring Summit’s upcoming white paper. In addition to the interview with Professor Bond, the paper will also include technical information on checks and splits.
The paper is free to anyone interested in hardwood flooring. If you’d like to receive a copy of the Splits and Checks paper, just visit this pagefor access to the paper on checks and splits.
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I am looking forward to your report on splits and checks.. Thank you ,Paul
I would like a copy of the white paper.
I would like to receive this document when available
I would like a copy of the white paper and the paper on splits and checks. I am a newly certified wood flooring inspector and my first inspection involved checks in an engineered product. Very interested in learning more about this issue
Greg,
I am looking forward to reading your paper on checks. It is a growing concern in the industry.
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Looking forward to receiving a copy of Splits and Checks. It has been a growing concern here in the Charleston, SC area.
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