Crowned Floor Joist

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Crowned floor joist.

Ask question asked 6 years 8 months ago. Viewed 23k times 1. How can i correct a crowned floor joist. I want to install hardwood flooring in the mid level where the kitchen dining living room are of my tri level home but there is a hump in the kitchen floor.

The floor joists that sit on top of the beams run perpendicular to them and are cantilevered as they extend past the beam. I went into the crawlspace with a level and that joist is bowed up about 3 4 to 1 compared to the other joists on either side of it. In other words they are unsupported where they end under the long walls. Between it and the end joist just 12 inches away there was a 5 8 inch drop.

Active 6 years 8 months ago. If the floorboards absorb humidity from the air or moisture from. Discussion starter 1 mar 4 2007. How to repair a crowned floor.

Like cupping and buckling crowning is a defect a wood floor can develop when exposed to moisture. The push and pull of a crowned floor. Joined feb 11 2007 20 posts. The joist on the other side of the crowned joist was properly level meaning it was in plane with the end joist.