i think ive ruined my brand new laminate flooring :-(

loopyloulou_3

i spilt a little water on my brand new week old laminate flooring, i didnt notice for about 20 mins and when i wiped it up it has started to expand on the join, will it dry flat, or have i ruined it?! is there anything i can do to save it, or shall i wait for it to completely dry naturally?

help!

roswell

OOps, Id say put something heavy like a book (yellow pages??) on it while it dries out to try stop it expanding upwards but dont hold me to that.

Hopefgully somone will have some advice for you shortly

joeblack066

Speak to the shop where you bought it!

roswell

joeblack066 wrote: »

Speak to the shop where you bought it!

EH ?? its 21:53 im sure there is many laminate flooring shops open 24x7 , the op is looking for advice now if you dont have any usefull advice you could have just moved onto the next thread.

bonvonnie

in my experience with laminate floors and water, i'd say it will probably stay like that

but you could try what roswell has said, something heavy

good luck with your laminate

movingforward2010

ive split just about everything on my laminate flooring, even a mop bucket of water:o and its always been fine

ianeverton

There are different grades of laminate, some more water resistant than others, however if it looks like it has already "blown" i think you are probably stuck with it.

On another vein you could take it up and just replace the 2 pieces that are damaged, frustrating i know but at least it would fix it. Nearly all laminates will lift and go back down again.

ABN

If as suggested above you end up lifting the whole floor and relaying you might want to concider using "Click Seal Joint Sealant" to prevent problems in the future

First google result showing you the product
http://www.utf.com.au/accessories.asp