Damp wooden floor

kozak

Hello
Wooden floor in my bedroom in the last year started to show worrying signs - color darkened, feels damp, gaps appeared.
Looks like the reason is in adjacent bathroom, tiling there also damp after using shower. There is no major leak in bathroom, just wet tiles. Flooring is 14 years old.
Apartment is on the first floor, not old, built around 2005.
Any advice? Thanks

kozak

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Yellow_Fern

thermal camera would show a damp patch. No harm lifting that and the subfloor and seeing what is happening.

listermint

You most likely have a leak under the tile the origin could be anywhere but the very common cause is the shower tray drain or the top cause the seal between the bottom row of times and the tray.

The water gets in then under tray then out under the tiles and to the floor beyond

kozak

Hello
Another floor question: shower leak was fixed 3 days ago. Now have to replace damaged flooring in adjacent to shower bedroom.
Builder suggests some high quality laminate as it is better withstands possible damp from shower.
My current floor is semi-solid wood, my preference would be solid wood despite higher cost.
Any advice on solid wood vs quality laminate? So far main arguments for laminate are damp-resistance and lower cost. Arguments for wood is natural look and feeling, may be higher durability?
Thanks

listermint

Are you putting in the flooring in the bedroom or is it in the shower / bathroom.

If in the bedroom put in anything you like doesnt matter if its solid or laminate both would be impacted by wet.

If the bathroom put in neither, tile it or use some other artificial floor

kozak

listermint wrote: »

Are you putting in the flooring in the bedroom or is it in the shower / bathroom.
/quote]

Flooring for bedroom, bathroom has tiles. My understanding was laminate is more resistant to damp. Is it right?

listermint

kozak wrote: »

listermint wrote: »

Are you putting in the flooring in the bedroom or is it in the shower / bathroom.
/quote]

Flooring for bedroom, bathroom has tiles. My understanding was laminate is more resistant to damp. Is it right?

Nope. any prolonged exposure to damp will ruin it. What i mean by that if you spill on the surface and mop it up it will be fine. If you spill on the surface and it sits there for hours it will ruin it. It will also be ruined from below as was the case with your original issue.

Either way i wouldnt be overly concerned about the bedroom floor. If the fix to the shower tray was done correctly it should be fine for years

blackbox

kozak wrote: »

listermint wrote: »

Are you putting in the flooring in the bedroom or is it in the shower / bathroom.
/quote]

Flooring for bedroom, bathroom has tiles. My understanding was laminate is more resistant to damp. Is it right?

You can get specific water resistant laminate that is suitable for bathrooms and kitchens. However I don't think it would be suitable for a wet room. It is more expensive than standard laminate.

Still won't look or feel as nice as real wood.

kozak

Thanks! What are other downsides of laminate - any chemical odour for example? I'm a bit sensitive to smells, prefer air as fresh as possible in bedroom