Damaged flooring

Discussion in 'Wood' started by Liz Martin, Nov 14, 2017.

  1. Liz Martin

    Liz Martin New Member

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    hi, could anyone tell me what might have caused the damage in the attached picture? The flooring has been down for years and there is no sign of water damage. Thanks!
     

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  2. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Parquet block ?

    Burst pipe under the floor maybe
     
  3. pf flooring

    pf flooring Well-Known Member

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    moisture probably, would need a proper moisture meter to be sure though
     
  4. woodroom

    woodroom Member

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    Definitely moisture problem,nothing else is going to make a floor react like that, need to get some one with a meter to check sub floor out
     
  5. brenchy

    brenchy Well-Known Member

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    Has the floor been covered up or overlaid just a question
     
  6. Christopher felton

    Christopher felton New Member

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    There is no sign of moisture or water damage looks like no expansion to me
     
  7. Rugmunching

    Rugmunching Well-Known Member

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    Get the floor tested for moisture, simple really!
     
  8. floorfixer

    floorfixer Well-Known Member

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    Sometimes the entire surface of a swollen Parquet floor will expand and will severely rise up (see pic: www.floorfixer.co.uk/flood) as it becomes detached from the subfloor it was originally secured to. When each Parquet block swells by only a few millimetres due to dampness, it is very likely to create an overall expansion in this way throughout the entire floor. However, the drying-out process of swollen Parquet can be actually speeded up by removing the top layer of existing finish with coarse sandpaper on a belt-sanding machine. A commercial dehumidifier will then penetrate the bare wood far more rapidly if it is constantly left switched on in the room for a couple of weeks after our team has sanded the floor down to the bare wood.
     
  9. Michael Davis

    Michael Davis Member

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    You have to contact a company to fix it, it's probably a moisture prob like everyone here has mentioned.
     
  10. Glenn H

    Glenn H Well-Known Member

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    Moisture is my bet
     
  11. tarkett85

    tarkett85 Well-Known Member

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    Looks like your dpm has failed or a burst pipe underneath, needs a proper testing and at least a portion of the flooring removed for a Rh% test.


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  12. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    Have you had a rug or piece of carpet cleaned in that area?
     
  13. Kit

    Kit Member

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    What was the cause of this in the end?
     

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