Wednesday 27 May 2020

REPAIRING WATER DAMAGED FLOORS

The last thing you want to do is deal with hardwood floor water damage repair. But your home or office is in emergencies. Whether you own a business devastated by an unchecked leak, or you own a condo that sadly got drenched through a recent storm, this blog post will summarize what you have to do in order to repair damaged wood floors.

Measure #1: Dry the floor and keep it from becoming wet again.

This is a clear step, but many homeowners miss it. You have to fix the water damage until you're able to reverse it. When a wooden plank, it can permanently change the board's contour. If the boards curl or cup, do not necessarily freak out. When the boards dry, they may still revert to their original shape -- at least get near.

Cupping Vs. Buckling

Cupped flooring can be sanded down and refinished.

But some water soaked flooring can go beyond cupping and actually buckle. Technically speaking, buckling occurs when the timber breaks off from the subfloor.

While you still may be able to save a buckled floor-- at least parts of the ground -- you might need to have the floor ripped out and replaced entirely. In addition, you might want to"dig deeper" into find/remove hidden sources of moisture or mold which can infect the subfloor and create rust and/or air quality issues down the line.

If your floor was damaged, how can you know when to replace the flooring... or try and save it?

Numerous factors need to be considered, including:

The degree of cupping and/or buckling;
The cost of hardwood flooring refinishing versus the price of replacement;
Whether"doing nothing" could cause environmental hazards, like the development of mould spores or the creation of an easy habitat for insects like termites;
The essence of the distance that you're trying to repair (e.g. is that your living area or an out of the way down space in the basement which nobody ever visits?)

For help understanding best practices, get in touch with the professionals in Floor Sanding Anerley . We can help you with cost-efficient and environmentally sound hardwood floor repair.

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