How To Dry Laminate Flooring With Water Under It: Easy Steps To Dry



General Overview

The laminate floors give a tremendous look and offer the durability too. But exposure to the water can completely destroy the flooring and that will call for the replacing the entire flooring. Building the moisture inside the laminate flooring is also caused by the improper installation of the laminate flooring. The flooring will start losing its laminate covering. The water will also result in the swollen boards.

Easy Steps To Dry Water Damaged Under Laminate Flooring

Easy steps to dry the water damaged under laminate flooring includes the following steps.
  1. Remove: The first thing is to wipe the water immediately once it reached the surface.
  2. Shoe Molding: If the water or moisture has reached to beneath the laminate surface then removal of the baseboard and shoe molding needs to be replaced.
  3. Vaccum: Try to dry the water using the vacuum.
  4. Floor Boards: The moisture affected floorboard needs to be removed. The boards installed in the parallel direction are very easy to remove as compare to the floors that are installed in the perpendicular direction where entire boards are supposed to be removed.

How To Protect Flooring From Water Damage

  1. Absorbent Cloth: Immediately treat the water using the absorbant cloth or dry it by the sponge.
  2. Avoid Steam Mop: Using steam mop for drying the laminate floors are not recommended as it may result in swollen boards. Using wet mops are also prohibited to use.
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