Q: We have Pergo laminate flooring in our basement and it recently flooded (3″ of water) Do we need to pull the flooring and padding out or will it be OK? HELP!! Vycki A: Flooding can be some real bad news for any wood floor. Your best bet here is to get a dehumidifier...
Moisture Damage and Issues
Pergo for a Bathroom
Q: What do you think of laminate flooring in a bathroom? Also if you use Pergo would you still need and underlay and what type? Thanks Leo A: Laminate can work in a bathroom, but if you have younger children or expect to have standing water or wet clothing on the floor relatively often,...
Wood Flooring Over Uneven Wood and Cement Subfloor
Q: My husband and I recently purchased an older home and are remodeling. We pulled up the old carpet in the family room and discovered that a little more than half the room has the original raised, wood subfloor while the rest is a cement slab from an expansion/addition the former owners had constructed....
Flooring for a Bathroom with Children
Q: Can you use wood flooring in the bathroom, which get very wet with children? Thank you – Nancy Click Below For The Answer!
Waterproof Flooring
Q: We are refinishing our basement and I want to use a waterproof flooring material to prevent potential flood damage, yet it must be very comfortable to walk on (no ceramic tiles). What do you recommend? Thanks! Drew & Lauren A: There are very few truly water-proof floors available. Your best bet considering that...
Wood Flooring for Bathrooms
Q: Is a wood floor ok for a bathroom? A: Tough question because the answer is not simple. Yes and no both apply here, so let me dig in a bit and explain. Generally speaking you can install some wood floors in bathrooms successfully without it being a massive risk of the floor being...
Moisture Concerns in a Basement
Q: I’m finishing a basement on a concrete slab, that is about 800sq ft and I want to do a small bathroom also in the area, the home is at the beach and even though the basement is dry I’m concerned about moisture. What product do you recommend for the floor in the basement...
Quick Step Laminate Floor & Water Damage
Q: I have Quick-Step (Perspective 4) laminate (only 6 months old) installed throughout my home and we recently experienced flooding from the flat above. Water fell on to the floor from the leaking ceiling and MAY have passed through the laminate, but I cannot be sure. This happened over a week ago and the...
Congoleum Kitchen Floor Buckling
Q: Hello, recently this week we had a leak from our dishwasher which caused some water to go between our congoleum floor and the wood sub-floor. Now as a result we have a thin crease in our congoleum floor about three feet long where it appears that the subfloor has buckled somewhat. It is...
Replacing Old Engineered Water-Damaged Wood
Q: I have the first floor kitchen, living room & corridors oak. It is glued to the concrete slab. I have 2 other rooms on the floor with a wall-to-wall carpet on the concrete slab. All of this is on the first floor. What are the important steps to replace all of this with...
