Water Damage and Wood Floors

1/15/2021 (Permalink)

A simple bucket full of water can leave damage to a wood floor. A leaky kitchen sink or dishwasher, an upstairs toilet overflowing, or even just a spilled mopping bucket might pose problems for porous wood floors and substructures. Whatever the cause, water causes warping, and can trigger mold and mildew growth that can ruin wood. Major flooding creates problems in foundations and walls that must be addressed, but the first step in mitigating the damage done by water to a home or building (including its wood floors) is to gently, but quickly ventilate and dry materials.

SERVPRO® of Eagan / Apple Valley uses commercial-grade machines that extract the water from the wood flooring with a powerful force.  If we are called immediately following a water damage event, there is a good possibility we can save your wood floors from buckling using the high-powered water extractors.  Don't hesitate to call right away.

Source: Homeguides