Engineered Hardwood and Water Spills

Posted by Ed Pawlowski on October 15, 2008, 9:22 pm

> Does anyone have any info or comments about how resistant engineered
> hardwood is to water spills? I 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). Will it swell up like laminate floors do and
> never return to it's original shape? Or will it behave like real
> hardwood and basically do nothing? Btw, 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

I have Mannington engineered woo on my lower level. A joint in the baseboard
leaked and water got under it, a hallway section about 24' x 36". Dried up
like nothing ever happened. I was pleasantly surprised.

Posted by Steve Daniels on October 15, 2008, 10:28 pm

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:22:20 -0400, against all advice, something

> I have Mannington engineered woo on my lower level.

I'm sorry, I just had to see that out of context.
--

"The ABS system can not overcome the laws of physics."

Audi Owner's Manual

Posted by Ed Pawlowski on October 15, 2008, 10:41 pm

> On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:22:20 -0400, against all advice, something

>> I have Mannington engineered woo on my lower level.

> I'm sorry, I just had to see that out of context.
> --

You should see it, battery operated. :)

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 16, 2008, 8:34 am

I can almost hear the siren song of that Mannington, trying to woo me.
"Here, here.... you're such a handsome man. Come here and walk on me" it
says in a soft, purring voice.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

I have Mannington engineered woo on my lower level. A joint in the baseboard
leaked and water got under it, a hallway section about 24' x 36". Dried up
like nothing ever happened. I was pleasantly surprised.

Posted by Cwatters on October 28, 2008, 5:07 pm

> Does anyone have any info or comments about how resistant engineered
> hardwood is to water spills?

I have 21mm thick 210mm wide engineered oak floor treated with Osmo hard wax
oil in a two year old house. First time we used the shower water leaked
through the floor onto the oak in the room below. About a two pints of water
was spilt. Didn't notice for 24 hours. Nothing bad happened.

We have also mopped the floor 5 or 6 times over the past two years with no
ill effects. Obviously we don't soak it with water. We squeeze out as much
water out of the mop as we can so the mop is just damp.

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