Water damage to hardwood floor

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by Tallysmom

Maybe I'm thinking width? All I know is everyone refers to them as 2 inch hardwoods.

And boats are usually finished with many coats of thick marine type varnishes that withstand water. This isn't what they put on floors.

Teak decks are best left bare... less chance of slipping on it when they are wet. (boat decks get wet a lot, especially in bad weather.) There is a caulk put in between each strip of teak also. The teak is quite an oily wood, that will allow it to stand up to the weather quite well.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by Jbcl921

My water cooler broke over night and water leaked all under my engineered hardwood floor. I hear the water squishing as I walk on it. Any suggestions please!

Get the wood up! Especially if it is over a wood subfloor (framed floor). Take enough up to where you are seeing dry subfloor. Remove as much excess water as possible and let dry- about a week. Then you can have new flooring laced back in with the old flooring.