# Acclimation

**The period during which flooring material equalises to the conditions of the room it will be installed in — a minimum of 72 hours, in the actual conditioned space.**

The two words that carry the weight are "actual" and "conditioned". Acclimating in a garage, a hallway or an unheated room conditions the wood to the wrong environment, which is worse than not acclimating at all because it produces a confident wrong reading.

Minimum 72 hours is the floor, not the target. It is the first step of the installation sequence and of the refinishing sequence alike.

## Related terms

- [Moisture content](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/moisture-content)
- [Moisture differential](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/moisture-differential)
- [Hygroscopic](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/hygroscopic)
- [Relative humidity](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/relative-humidity)


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