Crowning Floor Due Humidty

In terms of your flooring excessive relative humidity can cause several issues.

Crowning floor due humidty.

This can occur when the surface of the floor encounters moisture. 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. Crowning is the opposite of cupping.

This creates a concave u shape in the board. The middle of the board is higher than the board s edges. But dust mites can t exist in humidity below 50. Unfortunately it s also possible to cause crowning in an attempt to fix cupping.

It most often occurs when a floor has been sanded too soon after cupping. It usually happens after water is left standing on the wood or if the floor s exposed to high humidity over a long span. Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture. This issue can either come from a moisture issue that is affecting the center of the planks or from sanding a floor that was cupped and still had moisture issues.

If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from the subfloor they can swell and.