Hello,
We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.
Any thoughts?
thanks,
TP
[email protected] writes:
>Hello,
>We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
>bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
>splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
>on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
>have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
>wallpaper.
Hardwood floors are not water resistant. Water will easily seep through.
There may also have been or still is a leak in the plumbing somewhere.
Brian Elfert
In article <[email protected]>,
D. J. MCBRIDE <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?
>
> I suspect they're seams; he didn't mention any cracks. Or joints;
>yeah, joints.
The first word would be appropriate if the boards are BUTTed together, no?
Or am I being a little cheeky?
Markus Romanoff <[email protected]> writes:
>Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
>of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
>it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
>could allow water to leak between the slats.
Regular hardwood floors don't seal any better than engineered flooring.
Hardwood floors expand and contract all the time. When the floor is
installed, there are no gaps, so the sealer doesn't seal the edges of the
boards.
Brian Elfert
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
> bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
> splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
> on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
> have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
> wallpaper.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
Gravity.
--
-Mike-
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
> bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
> splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
> on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
> have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
> wallpaper.
Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?
LOL!
Dave
Mike Marlow wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
>>bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
>>splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
>>on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
>>have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
>>wallpaper.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>>
>
>
> Gravity.
>
"Brian Elfert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] writes:
>
> Hardwood floors are not water resistant. Water will easily seep through.
Actually many hardwood floors ARE water resistant. They are not Water
Proof.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
> bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
> splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
> on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
> have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
> wallpaper.
>
> Any thoughts?
Probably not through the wood, but the joints between boards and at the ends
under moldings. Caulk edges, seal the rest of the floor.
Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
could allow water to leak between the slats.
On 27 May 2005 07:25:14 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>Hello,
>
>We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
>bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
>splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
>on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
>have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
>wallpaper.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>thanks,
>TP
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Only fix here may be to pull up the floor, put down a waterproof
> membrane to prevent the water from getting thru
>
That'll make any clean up down the road quite a chore. How about fixing the
problem and not worrying about the floor? The floor will survive a bathroom
with no leaks just fine. Fix the leaks, the floor is happy.
--
-Mike-
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Dang - You beat me to it!!! LOL
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hello,
>>
>> We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
>> bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
>> splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
>> on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
>> have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
>> wallpaper.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>
> Gravity.
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
>
[email protected] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
> bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
> splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
> on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
> have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
> wallpaper.
>
> Any thoughts?
Could be a plumbing problem. If it's a three-valve shower rather than a
single-lever then the center valve may be leaking with the leak running
inside the wall.
>
> thanks,
> TP
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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?
I suspect they're seams; he didn't mention any cracks. Or joints;
yeah, joints.
--
"New Wave" Dave In Houston
Only fix here may be to pull up the floor, put down a waterproof
membrane to prevent the water from getting thru
John
On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:00:44 -0000, Brian Elfert <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Markus Romanoff <[email protected]> writes:
>
>>Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
>>of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
>>it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
>>could allow water to leak between the slats.
>
>Regular hardwood floors don't seal any better than engineered flooring.
>Hardwood floors expand and contract all the time. When the floor is
>installed, there are no gaps, so the sealer doesn't seal the edges of the
>boards.
>
>Brian Elfert