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Posted by Harry Muscle on October 15, 2008, 4:21 pm
> > > Does anyone have any info or comments about how resistant engineered
> > > hardwood is to water spills? =A0I know it's very resistant to chaning
> > > shape due to moisture (ie: humidity), however, I'm talking about
> > > spilling a cup of water and not being able to clean it up for a few
> > > hours (as an example). =A0Will it swell up like laminate floors do an=
d
> > > never return to it's original shape? =A0Or will it behave like real
> > > hardwood and basically do nothing? =A0Btw, my example assumes the wat=
er
> > > landed somewhere where it can get in between the pieces of wood and
> > > down to the bottom section of the engineered wood.
> > > If you have info or personal experiences I'd love to hear them.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Harry
> > Maybe 10 years ago a friend of mine had a deal with his landlady; he
> > was paying little or no rent with the understanding that her list of
> > improvements that she wanted would be done to the place by the time he
> > moved out. =A0One of those items was a new kitchen floor. =A0They decid=
ed
> > on Pergo, and not long after he got the floor laid the dishwasher
> > started spewing on the floor. =A0It buckled badly and had to be redone.
> > nate
> pergo... one of the best...and it buckled when flooded... good to
> know, I figured as much,
> even minor spills over time should do some damage it seems. =A0 =A0Even
> solid wood flooring has limits.
> Perhaps pans with drains through the floor should be fit under things
> like dish washers, water heaters and kitchen sinks.. especially on an
> ultra high end home.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
So far everyone seems to be talking about laminate flooring. Is
everyone considering engineered hardwood flooring to be in the same
boat as laminate? I know laminate flooring will get totally messed up
with spilled water (due to it's HDF core), but I'm specifically
wondering about engineered hardwood flooring (plywood core with real
hardwood veneer on top). If anyone has any input about that please
let me know.
Thanks,
Harry
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> hardwood is to water spills? =A0I know it's very resistant to chaning
> shape due to moisture (ie: humidity), however, I'm talking about
> spilling a cup of water and not being able to clean it up for a few
> hours (as an example). =A0Will it swell up like laminate floors do and
> never return to it's original shape? =A0Or will it behave like real
> hardwood and basically do nothing? =A0Btw, my example assumes the water
> landed somewhere where it can get in between the pieces of wood and
> down to the bottom section of the engineered wood.
> If you have info or personal experiences I'd love to hear them.
> Thanks,
> Harry