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mtmike
06-10-07, 04:22 PM
We had a toilet overflow about a month ago. The leak soaked about half our hardwood kitchen floor (12 x 12). We cleaned up things quickly but there is a patch where you can feel the edges of the planks are now slightly raised. As we discuss restoration and wait for the insurance company to get back with us, we are wondering whether the floor could be further damaged if left untreated. There is still a finished surface on the floor and the planks are not seperating or curling up beyond this slight raising at the seams. We are wondering whether we can safely wait until later in the summer when it would be more convenient to move all the furniture off most of the first floor and get the whole floor done.
Smokey49
06-10-07, 04:58 PM
Actually, I had a friend who did that very thing and, by the time he got around to re-doing it, the floor had dried out and gone back down enough that he decided not to mess with it at all. His, however, was not from a toilet. It was a kitchen sink pipe that sprung a leak. Are you sure you want to leave toilet water under your kitchen floor?
Annette
06-14-07, 02:17 PM
we also had a leak and our floor planks raised up. it's been 6 months now, and it's all flattened back down.
twelvepole
06-14-07, 03:23 PM
Running a dehumidifier might help with drying out of wood and eliminating the cupping.