This video is about cupping and crowning.
Wood floor cupping and crowning.
Wood floor crowning is the opposite of cupping and happens when the center of the board is higher than the edges.
If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from the subfloor they can swell and.
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.
Like cupping wood floor crowning happens because the boards are exposed to a moisture imbalance over an extended period of time.
How to fix a crowned hardwood floor.
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Do not sand a cupped floor.
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Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture.
Crowning can also be caused by previous floor cupping.
A crowned wood floor is another problem that is usually the result of a moisture issue.
Here s how that happens.
Crowning is typically a problem that is a direct result of cupping.
It should be noted that very slight cupping or crowning can take place within normal humidity changes such as with those of the changing seasons and periodically.