Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture.
Crowning floor due humidty.
But dust mites can t exist in humidity below 50.
It most often occurs when a floor has been sanded too soon after cupping.
Cupping occurs when the edges of a wood plank become higher than its center.
Unfortunately it s also possible to cause crowning in an attempt to fix cupping.
Crowning like buckling and peaking occurs when a floorboard is higher in the center than it is on the edges.
This can occur when the surface of the floor encounters moisture.
It usually happens after water is left standing on the wood or if the floor s exposed to high humidity over a long span.
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.
An example of cracking in hardwood floor due to high relative humidity.
In terms of your flooring excessive relative humidity can cause several issues.
Crowning is the opposite of cupping.
This creates a concave u shape in the board.