Soggy Floor!!!

Dani85

Hi guys, came in on Monday night from work to find a soggy patch in the doorway leading to my living room. Called my dad up and he found that the dishwater pipe had been leaking. He turned it off (as we never use it) and made sure no more water came out.

BUT the water had leaked from the dishwasher under the hardword flooring in the utility room, under the hardwood flooring in the kitchen and under the carpet slightly in the living room (obviously must be a slight slope in the floors).

The water is all clear, so this doesnt bother me at all. But I am mopping the water as it is rolling in to the living room and it seems never ending. The water is also squelching up between the slats in the utility room and kitchen.

Are there any quick ways to dry the floor and carper out or am I just going to have to bide my time?

Help is much appreciated

never_enough

Soak up water from the carpet with old towels. Ventilate as much as possible, use a dehumidifier if you have one (or can borrow one) May end up being an insurance claim though as water/carpet/wood flooring is not a good mix.

imnoexpert_3

This could be a serious problem for you.

Do you have insurance? if so contact them immeditaely and they will arrange for it to be dealt with within a couple of hours, they will get chemdry or homeserve to supply de-humidifiers, it will only cost you your policy excess rather than what could be an awful lot more if you have to have your floor replaced

if you do not do something you may end up wrecking your floor as it will soak up the water and expand, and when it drys and contracts it will not remain together.

As never enough says soak as much up as possible and get dehumidifiers working on it

don't delay do it straight away

moonrakerz

I had a water leak a couple of years back. Had to have kitchen, dining room, hall and utility re-floored. Took two weeks of heaters and de-humidifiers to dry the floor (and walls !) out. Temperature most of the time was over 80 (F).

Insurance company paid for Chemdry, reflooring (£2000 +) and for us to eat our main meal of the day in a pub/restaurant (£750). They also forgot the excess.

The damage will be a lot worse than you think ! (sorry !)