Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:24:56 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36979#Comment_36979 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36979#Comment_36979 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:06:26 +0000 andrewh https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36982#Comment_36982 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36982#Comment_36982 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:53:20 +0000 sinnerboy
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oops - is it just that you have re plastered your walls ? in that case - hire the prong type meter]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36985#Comment_36985 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36985#Comment_36985 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:42:53 +0000 andrewh https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36988#Comment_36988 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36988#Comment_36988 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:59:08 +0000 tony
It sounds to me like you should not lay oak floors for quite a while. Get the place dried out and heated to its minimum intended temperature for a month at least.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36994#Comment_36994 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36994#Comment_36994 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:43:46 +0000 joe.e I'd get the place as dry as possible before bringing the boards in at all. Dehumidifier, heating on/windows open, patience...
A prongie moisture meter would be useful if you could get a comparative reading elsewhere - do you know anyone locally with a similar building that's been lived in for a while, same type of plaster? Measure their walls with the meter then use that as a target. You can buy a cheap moisture meter of that type for £20 or so, which would have the advantage of allowing regular readings over time to monitor the changes in moisture level.
If it was me I'd think about laying a temporary chipboard floor and holding off the oak for a little while. I've buggered up a perfectly nice floor before now by being too hasty to get it down, and every time I've been in that house since (my sister-in-law ended up living there) I've cringed at the sight of it]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36998#Comment_36998 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2848&Focus=36998#Comment_36998 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:18:33 +0000 richy
Or lay the boards when everything seems dry, but wait ages before fixing them.]]>