Need help on solid wood

Question

in warm weather does wood shrink or expand?

Answer 1

warm or cold weather doesn't mean much, it's the humidity that matters, although humidity is generally higher during warm weather.  as humidity goes up, the wood will take some of it in and expand, as it goes down, the moisture content in the wood will go down and shrink thus wood movement.  movement happens width wise, not lengthwise.  sometimes it's not accounted for when used to build something and the wood will split, crack, or come apart at the joints.  solid wood furniture should always be kept in an environmentally stable atmosphere.

Answer 2

shrink - the moisture is evaperated

Answer 3

It is a little more complicated than that.  Moisture is more of what you should be looking for.  If humidity levels are high, then the wood will expand and vice-versa.  Yes it is the case that being warm will tend to dry things out, but humidity will balance that out.  In the winter you purposely add moisture to keep everything stable, wood being one of them.  So you can see that expansion and contraction will happen at any time, warm or cold.  good luck.

Answer 4

in warm weather wood expands.....it only shrinks when it is cooled below its internal temperature

Answer 5

it shrinks in warm weather and expands in damp weather

Answer 6

when wood takes in moisture it will expand ,as it dries it will shrink. Its the moisture content not the temp. that will affect the wood the most

Answer 7

The expansion is due to the moisture content of the wood.  If you have wood that's been kiln dried and has low moisture content, the expansion will be minimal or non existant.

Answer 8

It expands.

Answer 9

you people who answered this are IDIOTS!

During warm, humid weather, wood expands. During dry weather, wood contracts.  DUH!

I SHOULD KNOW THIS I WAS IN THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS.