It most often occurs when a floor has been sanded too soon after cupping.
Crowning floor due humidty.
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.
The middle of the board is higher than the board s edges.
But dust mites can t exist in humidity below 50.
In terms of your flooring excessive relative humidity can cause several issues.
Unfortunately it s also possible to cause crowning in an attempt to fix cupping.
Crowning is characterized by wood that is raised in the center and dips down on the long edges of the planks.
If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from the subfloor they can swell and.
Crowning like buckling and peaking occurs when a floorboard is higher in the center than it is on the edges.
An example of cracking in hardwood floor due to high relative humidity.
Crowning is the opposite of cupping.
Crowning is typically a problem that is a direct result of cupping.
This can occur when the surface of the floor encounters moisture.