Low indoor temperature during panel installation. Risky?

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I'm in the middle of a complete home renovation, and since some radiators have been taken down, I'm only getting an indoor temperature of about 13 degrees on the upper floor where I'm in the process of nailing up wood paneling on the walls and ceiling. The paneling has been sitting for about a week acclimatizing, but the problem is that we'll have around 20-22 degrees when we actually move in. Is there a risk that the paneling will change size significantly when we raise the temperature? What is your experience? The paneling has been stored at the building supply store for a long time and is supposed to have a low moisture content already.

 

[Jiji]

If you only have a little play on the sides for the wood to move, it is perfectly fine according to the experience we have of similar situations. It's the humidity and not the temperature that causes wood to swell.

(Edit: I am well aware that there is a correlation between humidity and temperature.😉)

It might shrink a little when it gets warmer and presumably drier with more heat, but it usually isn't noticeable. It swells again afterward.

We installed new wooden flooring and paneling during the winter in an unheated room. That was several years ago and is absolutely no problem now that we have heat there.

 

[useless]

The boards will shrink, so wait to paint. But they shrink even if you put them up in normal room temperature...

 

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If you only have a little space on the sides for the wood to move, it's completely fine, according to the experience we have in similar situations.
It's the moisture and not the temperature that makes wood swell.

(Edit: I am well aware that there is a connection between moisture and temperature.😉)

It may shrink a little when it gets warmer and probably drier when you have more heat, but it usually doesn't make much of a difference. It swells again later.

We installed new wood flooring and paneling during the winter in a room without heating. It's been several years, and there's absolutely no problem now that we have heating there.

Thanks for the response! Sounds reassuring. Yes, I have a little distance from the walls, so it should be fine, I think.

 

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The boards will shrink, so wait before painting. However, they shrink even if you put them up at normal room temperature...

Thanks for the response! I will not paint them as they are white waxed.