How to dry linoleum and laminate after flooding the apartment

If you are flooded, try to dry the floor immediately, otherwise it can start to rot. As a result, an unpleasant smell is formed in the room. in addition, mold and fungus may occur, which will also spill over onto the walls. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to immediately apply measures to eliminate the consequences of the flood. In this article we will consider What should you do when the apartment was flooded, How to dry linoleum and laminate after flooding.

How to dry linoleum after a flood

As soon as the linoleum gets water, immediately remove the cover, Otherwise it will be wondered, a bad smell of mold and mustecy will occur. Remove the material gradually, carefully and carefully, not to break or damage.

Linoleum removed spread on the dry floor face down. Leave to dry the material in a straightened form in a cool room. Do not twist linoleum into a roll and protect it from getting direct sunlight;
After the Linoleum flood will dry three to four days. To determine the degree of drying of paint material, Just touch the product with your hand or attach a paper towel or napkin.

pay attention! A spoiled lining needs to be thrown away, Otherwise linoleum will lie waves, And the furniture will stand crooked.

Paul dry with electrical appliances. Suitable:

• heater,
• vacuum cleaner,
• Thermal gun and even hair dryer.

Dried linoleum and floor in places, Where will the cover will be laid, treated with special antifungal drugs. Instead of special means you can take standard household soap, grate and dissolve in water. The resulting composition thoroughly rinse the floor and with a sponge wipe linoleum.

At the end on the washed dried floor stacked dry treated linoleum. If, after repair on the cover, stains or contamination remain, Use material recovery methods, which you will find here .

If the laminate or parquet flooded

Laminate and parquet are less resistant to moisture, than linoleum. In doing so, these are quite expensive materials, who want to save. First of all, you need to first release the premises and make furniture, take off the ribbons and plinths. And then proceed to dismantle the coating.

If only part of the floor was injured, Only this place can be disassembled. Pick up a similar and appropriate laminate and parquet board, make replacement of damaged items.

Parquet and laminate be sure to disassemble and replace, If the coating is swollen or deformed boards. This procedure is required in the appearance of cracks and gaps between products, when the individual slats are interrupted. Replacement and repairs are needed, If the edges of the boards began to trim.

After drying this defect will remain. Intact products can be used after drying. But, As practice shows, We have to replace more 30% material.

How to disassemble and dry laminate or parquet

• To start dismantling the canvas preferably from the edge, which was the last in the installation;
• To minimize the deformation and distortion of wood material when dried, tighten the products with ropes or belts in three places, Putting a cardboard or plywood beforehand;
• Each row is numbered on the back of the trimmed boards. The goals of the product do not need to be numbered, Since they fit for each row;
• Put the material in one or two stacks. In doing so, they should be ashamed as difficult as possible. If the severity of the stack is not enough, Use additional cargo;
• To dry parquet or laminate, Disassembled and folded slats leave in a dry room. Between rows put strips of cardboard at a distance 30-50 centimeters, To form an air gap for drying;
• Dry wood products will have two days to two weeks. The duration depends on that, How large was the flood. When drying every two days change cardboard strips, otherwise they will accumulate moisture and turn it back to the boards;
• You can dry the laminate or parquet at room temperature. Suppose an excess of five degrees. In no case use heating and electrical appliances! Due to a sharp rise in temperature, the wood cracks and finally spoils;
• Before and after drying, eliminate moisture with rags and napkins as much as possible. Concrete floor can be dried with heating appliances. Mounting the coating is carried out after, as gender and materials will completely dry.

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