Engineered wood floor - water damage

3 years ago

Hi all
Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions - we moved into our Victorian villa house in December which has engineered wood floors in the kitchen/hall sitting above the original planks (around 2-3 years old I think).
They were quite creaky when we moved in and worn under the island so I don’t think were particularly well looked after but my husband (trying to help 😬) washed the floors with a lot of water and left it to dry... Several planks have now warped and even those that still appear straight have got cracks between each other. We wouldn’t have chosen this flooring in a kitchen ourselves but can’t replace at the moment.
Has anyone got any suggestions? Can the planks be sanded or not as they’re engineered wood? I’m assuming we need to get the cracks resealed to avoid water getting down into the old floorboards below.
Thanks!

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Kingfisher Designs
3 years ago
There is a limit to what you can do for them, providing they are a real wood veneer used on the top (and their made as a plywood / laminated style plank) you could probably sand or plain them down a bit but nothing is really going to stop the warping now. Sealing them after would help prevent it getting further in. could you not remove them and go back to the original floor?
Daisy England
3 years ago
Oh heck what a big mistake swimming it in water. The water will still be underneath the top flooring if it has been flooded while washing. Ideally you need to take the flooring up to mop up what’s underneath. In time it will dry out but that could take months.

When cleaning wooden floors it is an absolute minimal amount of water.
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