SCS Hardwood Floors Explains How to Handle Water Damage to Your Hardwood Floors
With all the rain that Florida has been receiving SCS Hardwood Floors has received many telephone calls requesting information on how to handle water damage on hardwood floors.
Orlando, FL, February 11, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Water damage is the fastest and easiest way to harm your hardwood floor. Water damage usually occurs when someone mops the floor with water or from using too much of a liquid floor cleaner. Accidents, spills, leaks and floods are other culprits.
The Techniciancs at Scs Hardwood floors offer the following remedies:
The first step is to remove moisture from the floor if any is still present. You can do this with fans, dehumidifiers and other drying methods above and below the floor, if possible. If water sits on the floors long enough, the boards will lose their shape. After the floor is completely dry it should go back to being flat depending on how long the water has been laying on the floor.
Once your floor is flat again, as long as no staining has take place, you should be able to screen, fill and re-coat to fix the floor. Although, if the floor has been stained, re-finishing or board replacement may be necessary. If the entire floor has water damage you most likely will want to consider sanding and refinishing to get back your wood floor's natural beauty.
When repairing water damaged wood floors, you will find that there are certain signs to look for. The remedy to your problem lies behind these signs. One of the signs is cupping. If your floor is cupping you will need to sand and remove the finish. This step should only be done if another sign, buckling, is not evident. There may be some minor repairs on some loose areas required, but altogether as long as the wood is completely dry, you can pick up and re-finish your floor.
If your floor is so bad that is has buckled this is a bad sign. Buckling means your drying methods have failed because water still exists. In most cases when your wood buckles it has completely unattached itself from the sub-floor. When this happens, it is better in SCS Hardwood Floors' opinion to let it go and start over with new flooring.
When repairing water damaged wood floors, there is a point when you have to decide whether you want to try and save your flooring or simply replace it. In certain situations you could try to save it, but there is no guarantee that other problems won't creep up later.
If water damage has occurred in your home, give the Technicians at SCS Hardwood Floors a call. They will be glad to inform you of the best way to handle the damage.
For more than 38 years, SCS Hardwood Floors has built a reputation for quality and service with Orlando, Florida builders and homeowners. Located on North John Young Parkway just north of Silver Star Road, SCS Hardwood Floors provides hardwood flooring to home owners and builders alike.
Contact them for details at 407-297-1884 or visit their website at scshardwoodfloors.net.
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The Techniciancs at Scs Hardwood floors offer the following remedies:
The first step is to remove moisture from the floor if any is still present. You can do this with fans, dehumidifiers and other drying methods above and below the floor, if possible. If water sits on the floors long enough, the boards will lose their shape. After the floor is completely dry it should go back to being flat depending on how long the water has been laying on the floor.
Once your floor is flat again, as long as no staining has take place, you should be able to screen, fill and re-coat to fix the floor. Although, if the floor has been stained, re-finishing or board replacement may be necessary. If the entire floor has water damage you most likely will want to consider sanding and refinishing to get back your wood floor's natural beauty.
When repairing water damaged wood floors, you will find that there are certain signs to look for. The remedy to your problem lies behind these signs. One of the signs is cupping. If your floor is cupping you will need to sand and remove the finish. This step should only be done if another sign, buckling, is not evident. There may be some minor repairs on some loose areas required, but altogether as long as the wood is completely dry, you can pick up and re-finish your floor.
If your floor is so bad that is has buckled this is a bad sign. Buckling means your drying methods have failed because water still exists. In most cases when your wood buckles it has completely unattached itself from the sub-floor. When this happens, it is better in SCS Hardwood Floors' opinion to let it go and start over with new flooring.
When repairing water damaged wood floors, there is a point when you have to decide whether you want to try and save your flooring or simply replace it. In certain situations you could try to save it, but there is no guarantee that other problems won't creep up later.
If water damage has occurred in your home, give the Technicians at SCS Hardwood Floors a call. They will be glad to inform you of the best way to handle the damage.
For more than 38 years, SCS Hardwood Floors has built a reputation for quality and service with Orlando, Florida builders and homeowners. Located on North John Young Parkway just north of Silver Star Road, SCS Hardwood Floors provides hardwood flooring to home owners and builders alike.
Contact them for details at 407-297-1884 or visit their website at scshardwoodfloors.net.
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Janet Bayes
407-297-1884
www.scshardwoodfloors.net
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407-297-1884
www.scshardwoodfloors.net
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