My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me different!!!

"sweetninja" wrote in message
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My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!


OK, you can seal it. Run a bead of silicone caulk along the joints. Then
apply three coats of polyurethane over the entire floor.

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"sweetninja" wrote in message
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My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!


OK, you can seal it. Run a bead of silicone caulk along the joints. Then
apply three coats of polyurethane over the entire floor.


Sometimes the silicone or glue will swell up the glueless joints and it well
look worse when installed. The old style laminate, before the glueless snap
ins, where you use the glue provided by the laminate factory, is water
resistant. I have the glueless in both kitchen and bathrooms for a few
years - not a problem if you wipe off any standing water. YMMV

OK, you can seal it. Run a bead of silicone caulk along the joints.

If you mean all the joints between pieces in the field, they are so tight I
see no way that you are going to get anything between the joints and you
will just be smearing in on the surface.

Then apply three coats of polyurethane over the entire floor.

Have you ever done this? I can't imagine the poly sticking to the floor and
even if it did it would crack along all the joints. Come to think of it the
poly won't stick to the joints at all because you just smeared silicone on
them.

As to the OP, if this is a wet area you are going to have to try to
reinstall the floor using the wet area instructions (if they have any) which
involves gluing all the joints with the right glue.

If its not in a wet area you have to get the water up immediately.

I would think that you could wax the floor to make the joints more
water resistant.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:48:58 +0000, sweetninja
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My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!

Hi

Your laminate floor floats, so I would not fix it in anyway. I don't
believe there is any designed for wet areas. Once it's swelled it
swelled. The pieces needs to be removed and replaced. Your can pop the
pieces out by cutting the tounges carefully with a very sharp blade.

If it's in your kitchen, you just have to stay on top of water spills.
I would have a small rug below your sink area for example to catch the
spills. Same thing if its installed in your bathroom.

In hindsight I would not have this product near any water source.

Regards
Dale

Too late now, but they do make flooring that is suppose to be
resistant in water areas now. Doesnt help that you have it
already installed but for the future it might help.


On Feb 2, 9:31 am, Whomever wrote:
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:48:58 +0000, sweetninja

wrote:

My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!

Hi

Your laminate floor floats, so I would not fix it in anyway. I don't
believe there is any designed for wet areas. Once it's swelled it
swelled. The pieces needs to be removed and replaced. Your can pop the
pieces out by cutting the tounges carefully with a very sharp blade.

If it's in your kitchen, you just have to stay on top of water spills.
I would have a small rug below your sink area for example to catch the
spills. Same thing if its installed in your bathroom.

In hindsight I would not have this product near any water source.

Regards
Dale

sweetninja wrote:
My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!

Johnson Paste Wax works well. And is easy to touch up periodically.

Pop` wrote:

sweetninja wrote:

My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!


Johnson Paste Wax works well. And is easy to touch up periodically.



the laminate has to have tiny gaps for expansion. so water can always
get in. of course i could be wrong. you need a quick drying cleaner.

Current snap together floors of better brands like Mannington and Shaw have
water resistant edges. Cut edges need to be siliconed. If you have a
cheaper floor or poorly installed glued floor you are screwed.


"sweetninja" wrote in message
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My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!




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sweetninja

Unfortunately, even if you paid big bucks for Mannington, you're
screwed :-)

I know first hand. Been going around and around with them to either
fix or replace a top line laminate of theirs that was professionally
installed as per warranty, and everything has been done as per
warranty and care, and they still refuse to help us. Its now been 7
years we've been fighting them. We've even called our TV
investigators. They will NOT stand behind their product or warranty.

DON"T BUY MANNINGTON.

Btw, you'll probably just have to replace the area involved and keep
it dry in the future. None of the laminates perform as advertised.
Ours was advertised as being under water ( demonstration by dealer)
and we have had nothing but warping, rolling, swelling and separation
of the joints and glue. Mannington glue was used too. The surface has
also rubbed off in areas. It has a 20 yr warranty, but in less then 6
months, we had problems.

Mannington is crap. Next time I will buy an cheap brand, or Pergo.

Lisa^^

On Feb 3, 4:27 pm, "Art" wrote:
Current snap together floors of better brands like Mannington and Shaw have
water resistant edges. Cut edges need to be siliconed. If you have a
cheaper floor or poorly installed glued floor you are screwed.

"sweetninja" wrote in message

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My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!

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replying to sweetninja, cmrentals wrote:
sweetninja.2lckwq wrote:

My flooring is already installed and there are a few spots where water
has
caused swelling...isn't there ANYTHING that I can use to seal this
floor? The
Swedish store told me no. Please, someone tell me
different!!!


I knew you were not supposed to seal. But went to Home Depot bought bottle
of diluted floor finish in Satin, made for hardwood floors squirted down &
smoothed out with Swiffer wet jet w/dry pad, dries in mins. Then went back
over again stuck just fine, has been down now for almost 1 year still
looks fine. I put down heavy enough to make sure cracks were sealed,
wouldn't hesitate to do again...May even plan to do once a year looks so
good!

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replying to cmrentals, A L wrote:
I am curious exactly what product you used. Can you specify? I don't want to
buy the wrong thing.


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replying to cmrentals, A L wrote:
I am curious exactly what product you used. Can you specify? I don't want to
buy the wrong thing.


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