Crowning Floor Due Humidty
Crowning is the opposite of cupping.
Crowning floor due humidty. An example of cracking in hardwood floor due to high relative humidity. Unfortunately it s also possible to cause crowning in an attempt to fix cupping. Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture. Crowning like buckling and peaking occurs when a floorboard is higher in the center than it is on the edges.
The middle of the board is higher than the board s edges. But dust mites can t exist in humidity below 50. This creates a concave u shape in the board. If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from the subfloor they can swell and.
Crowning is characterized by wood that is raised in the center and dips down on the long edges of the planks. Cupping occurs when the edges of a wood plank become higher than its center. It usually happens after water is left standing on the wood or if the floor s exposed to high humidity over a long span. Crowning is typically a problem that is a direct result of cupping.
It most often occurs when a floor has been sanded too soon after cupping.