On Oct 15, 10:26*am, N8N wrote:
On Oct 15, 12:17*pm, Harry Muscle wrote:

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

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. *One of those items was a new kitchen floor. *They decided
on Pergo, and not long after he got the floor laid the dishwasher
started spewing on the floor. *It 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. Even
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.