Hello,
We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the wallpaper.
Any thoughts?
thanks, TP
Gravity.
LOL!
Dave
Mike Marlow wrote:
Hardwood floors are not water resistant. Water will easily seep through.
There may also have been or still is a leak in the plumbing somewhere.
Brian Elfert
Probably not through the wood, but the joints between boards and at the ends under moldings. Caulk edges, seal the rest of the floor.
Dang - You beat me to it!!! LOL
Actually many hardwood floors ARE water resistant. They are not Water Proof.
Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?
I suspect they're seams; he didn't mention any cracks. Or joints; yeah, joints.
Could be a plumbing problem. If it's a three-valve shower rather than a single-lever then the center valve may be leaking with the leak running inside the wall.
Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat could allow water to leak between the slats.
The first word would be appropriate if the boards are BUTTed together, no?
Or am I being a little cheeky?
That'll make any clean up down the road quite a chore. How about fixing the problem and not worrying about the floor? The floor will survive a bathroom with no leaks just fine. Fix the leaks, the floor is happy.
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