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So I just droped an 18L bottle of water on my laminate floor..

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jfall

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I was putting a new bottle on my water cooler and it slipped out of my hands and smashed all over my laminate floor (that I just put in less than 3 months ago). I sucked up as much as I could with my shop vac, mopped up and now have a dehumidifier running full blast.

Do you think the floor will be ruined? Is there anything else I should do?
 
I don't think it'll hurt it since you wiped it up right away. If it soaked in for a few hours it might damage it.
 
hire a little asian kid to jump up and down on the spot where you spilled your water and get him to yell "look! strong wood!"
 
If it's PERGO that's not wood just a picture of what a real wood floor would look like.
If that is the case you will be just fine. So go hire the asian kid.
 
Originally posted by: Devine
You should be fine but d@mn thats a big bottle of water, was it for one of those water dispenser thingy ma-jiggers?
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Yep, one of those big a$$ blue bottles
 
Originally posted by: Fiat1
If it's PERGO that's not wood just a picture of what a real wood floor would look like.
If that is the case you will be just fine. So go hire the asian kid.
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It's not pergo, just regular laminate flooring. I hear it's not very water friendly 🙁
 
If you cleaned it up right away you will be fine (as long as none went under the floor).

If a large quantity went under the floor, you will have issues.
 
It will be fine. It takes repeated exposure to really damage laminate, or a very bad spill that is left untouched for several hours. Neither happened here, so don't sweat it.
 
Originally posted by: jfall
I was putting a new bottle on my water cooler and it slipped out of my hands and smashed all over my laminate floor (that I just put in less than 3 months ago). I sucked up as much as I could with my shop vac, mopped up and now have a dehumidifier running full blast.

Do you think the floor will be ruined? Is there anything else I should do?
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I guess time will tell. Besides the dehumidifier, you may also want to run a few fans in the meantime... to speed up the drying process.
 
We recently put in laminate flooring as well. I always thought laminate flooring (Pergo-like stuff) was very resistant to liquids but apparently that isn't the cast. Real wood floors are actually more resistant. I was told that any water on them will damage them and was advised not to put them in our kitchen. We did anyway and have had small amounts of water dropped on the floor and have not noticed any damage.
 
Originally posted by: PingSpike
What is the difference between pergo and laminate?
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Pergo is a name brand of laminate flooring. in most cases, probably a little better quality. i got the cheap stuff. where it butts up again my bathroom floor, it has some steam buckling of sorts.
 
The Pergo should be fine. It's the padding underneath that sits on top of the moisture barrier that could potentially be a problem since it's possible for mold to develop if it got wet enough. In a few weeks you should know one way or the other.
 
Ah, thanks. I thought it was just a brand. From looking at it in the store, it seems like the floor part is plastic which I wouldn't think would have much trouble with water. I would think the problem would be what look liked wood attached to it underneath and the subfloor?
 
Originally posted by: PingSpike
Ah, thanks. I thought it was just a brand. From looking at it in the store, it seems like the floor part is plastic which I wouldn't think would have much trouble with water. I would think the problem would be what look liked wood attached to it underneath and the subfloor?
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There are two basic types of Pergo. One comes without the padding integrated in it and the other has padding already adhered to the underside (Which is what I installed and I'm sitting on right now). The Pergo without the padding requires that a separate pad be laid between the moisture barrier, which sits on top of the sub-floor or foundation floor, and the Pergo. The padding is about a 1/8" to 3/16" layer of foam and it can soak up water. If your Pergo was laid properly there shouldn't be any major gaps between the pieces so hopefully not too much water got down into that padding.
 
Did you glue the seams or assemble it dry?

Gluing all the joints makes it more water resistant.

(I didn't glue mine)
 
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