Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?

thanks,
TP

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Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?


Gravity.

--

-Mike-

LOL!

Dave

Mike Marlow wrote:

wrote in message
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Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?



Gravity.

writes:

Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Hardwood floors are not water resistant. Water will easily seep through.

There may also have been or still is a leak in the plumbing somewhere.

Brian Elfert

wrote in message
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Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?

Probably not through the wood, but the joints between boards and at the ends
under moldings. Caulk edges, seal the rest of the floor.

Dang - You beat me to it!!! LOL

"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
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Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?


Gravity.

--

-Mike-

"Brian Elfert" wrote in message
...
writes:

Hardwood floors are not water resistant. Water will easily seep through.

Actually many hardwood floors ARE water resistant. They are not Water
Proof.

wrote in message
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Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?

"Leon" wrote in message
m...
Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?

I suspect they're seams; he didn't mention any cracks. Or joints;
yeah, joints.

--
"New Wave" Dave In Houston

wrote:

Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?

Could be a plumbing problem. If it's a three-valve shower rather than a
single-lever then the center valve may be leaking with the leak running
inside the wall.

thanks,
TP

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Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
could allow water to leak between the slats.


On 27 May 2005 07:25:14 -0700, wrote:

Hello,

We had recently visited an old house which had hardwood floors in the
bathroom on the 2nd floor. Whilst taking a shower some water must have
splashed out of the shower curtain, and the wallpaper on the ceiling
on the first floor got damaged. I am just wondering as to what might
have caused water to go through the hardwood floors to damage the
wallpaper.

Any thoughts?

thanks,
TP

In article ,
D. J. MCBRIDE wrote:

"Leon" wrote in message
om...
Have you ever noticed the cracks between the boards?

I suspect they're seams; he didn't mention any cracks. Or joints;
yeah, joints.

The first word would be appropriate if the boards are BUTTed together, no?

Or am I being a little cheeky?

Markus Romanoff writes:

Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
could allow water to leak between the slats.

Regular hardwood floors don't seal any better than engineered flooring.
Hardwood floors expand and contract all the time. When the floor is
installed, there are no gaps, so the sealer doesn't seal the edges of the
boards.

Brian Elfert

Only fix here may be to pull up the floor, put down a waterproof
membrane to prevent the water from getting thru

John

On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:00:44 -0000, Brian Elfert
wrote:

Markus Romanoff writes:

Sounds like the hardwood flooring was "engineered flooring". That type
of flooring is prefinished so you don't put a coat of polyurethane on
it like regular hardwood flooring. the lack of that "sealer" coat
could allow water to leak between the slats.

Regular hardwood floors don't seal any better than engineered flooring.
Hardwood floors expand and contract all the time. When the floor is
installed, there are no gaps, so the sealer doesn't seal the edges of the
boards.

Brian Elfert

"John" wrote in message
...
Only fix here may be to pull up the floor, put down a waterproof
membrane to prevent the water from getting thru


That'll make any clean up down the road quite a chore. How about fixing the
problem and not worrying about the floor? The floor will survive a bathroom
with no leaks just fine. Fix the leaks, the floor is happy.

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-Mike-