Wood Floors and Water Damage

11/5/2020 (Permalink)

If you have wood floors be careful of the following:

• A gallon of water spilled on hardwood floors 
• A slow leak from a sink
• A faucet left turned on
• An overflowed toilet on ground level or above
• A broken refrigerator line
• Major flooding

Water, in both small and large quantities, can cause significant and costly damage to your wood floors and home. Even small amounts of water, if left alone can cause warping, buckling, and trigger mold and mildew growth that can ruin wood. Larger amounts can cause wall and foundation problems that must be addressed. The first step in mitigating damage done by water to a structure, including its wood floors, is to ventilate and dry the area and materials quickly, but also gently.

If SERVPRO of Lake Travis / NW Austin is called immediately following a water damage event, there is a good possibility we can save your wood floors from buckling using high-powered water extractors and advanced drying techniques.

Source: Homeguides