Chicago Water Damage Hardwood Floor White Oak 2-1/4″

Chicago Water Damage Hardwood Floor White Oak 2-1/4″

When wood flooring is water damaged, there are two primary negative results that concern us: permanent structural damage and mold growth.

It is our objective to avoid both negative outcomes and both are a function of moisture content.Normal” moisture content for a wood floor can vary from as low as 6% . A flooded or water damaged wood floor can achive 40% moisture content and remain above 16% MC for weeks and even monthsif left to naturally dry on their own. According to the EPA, in as little as 48 – 72 hours, mold is capable of growing on most materials with a relative moisture level of 16% or higher.

Time is your enemy when it comes to water and your wood flooring because the moisture, temperature and dust layer beneath a wet wood floor provides a pretty good environment for mold. Leaving wet floors naturally air dry is not worth the potential risk.below post some photos of our work 2 weeks after flooding – Remove wood and subfloor , cut around trim. Cleanup concrete from mold and leave concrete 3 day to dry used fan . After concrete perfect dry apply 1 coat anti – mold + Install Underlayment + 2 layers plywood 1/2″ + Solid Hardwood Floor White Oak 2 1/4″ + Sanding + Black Dye + Custom color stain Bona Mix + 3 coat Bona Traffic Hd Satin