Squelch! Flooded hallway

Mk14:37

I've just come back from 36 hours away to a rather wet hallway.

Unfortunately I was watering the garden Sunday and turned off the hose nozzle, not the garden tap, and somewhere in between, the nozzle has succumbed to the pressure and left water running all over the place.

I assume that the water has come in through the air vent in to the utility / under stair space, and then out in to the hall. It's not large in terms of area, and I have managed to mop up everything visible, but my concern now is about the squelch coming from under the laminate flooring.

Is there anything that could or should be done about this, or do I just leave it to dry naturally?

mr_vampy

Unfortunately, i think the laminate floor is knackered now if it has been absorbing water for about 36 hours. Another thing is the underlay that you have underneath it. If it's the thick fibre board underlay type, that would have soaked up alot of water and if not dried properly, it will cause a stink and mould growth.

I think your best solution would be to lift up the flooring, and let the sub floor dry out properly. Depending on the damage to the laminate, you may or may not be able to reuse it.

ormus

almost certainly ruined. take it up and let it all dry out.
99% sure you wont be able to use the laminate again. nor any underlay.

phill99

The laminate will now be completely unusable as will the underlay. You need to take it up to let it dry our and stop it stinking the house out.

This should be covered on your home insurance, but you neeed to keep the laminate and undelay for the assessor to see.

It may have also ruptured teh skirting so this will need to be checked too.