On May 27, 9:59*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
RicodJour wrote:
On May 27, 12:18 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
RicodJour wrote:

No, you'd be tearing up the floor to dry it out and replace the
warped boards. While you're in there you investigate the extent of
the flood, the moisture content of the concrete and remaining
boards, and possibly clean the area with TSP or some other mold
killer. Anything else is crossing your fingers and clicking your
heels three times.

With "cheap" laminate, there won't be any "warped" boards. The stuff
is (mostly) plastic or similar.

As already noted, you can see the swollen edges of the board.
Mostly plastic doesn't mean it has no wood. *If it has wood, it will
swell when the water hits the wood.

Ah, yes. I see. He used the expensive stuff. But, if the wood's purpose is
as a filler, water might not affect it. If, for example, the company mixed
wood dust with the plasticizer, the result wouldn't be particularily
vulnerable to water.

The edges have clearly swollen in the pictures. Discussing
theoretical situations is pointless.

I also don't understand your comment about the relative cost being
dependent on whether it has wood fiber in the product. The cheapest
stuff out there has wood fiber in it.

R