If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from the subfloor they can swell and.
Wood floor cupping and crowning.
You also don t want to assume your floor has already failed.
Like cupping wood floor crowning happens because the boards are exposed to a moisture imbalance over an extended period of time.
Crowning can also be caused by previous floor cupping.
Do not sand a cupped floor.
This video is about cupping and crowning.
Wood floor crowning is the opposite of cupping and happens when the center of the board is higher than the edges.
How to fix a crowned hardwood floor.
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For example if the cupping happened due to humidity from an especially wet summer and you sanded down the cupped areas when the air dries out the wood can warp the other way causing crowning.
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Here s how that happens.
Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture.
Crowning is typically a problem that is a direct result of cupping.
A crowned wood floor is another problem that is usually the result of a moisture issue.