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rigid raider / big all The laminate seemed absolutely fine when we lifted it (no obvious damp / marking along the joints, just a bit damp where it was touching the wet chipboard.) I'm not sure how it could have been residual moisture in the concrete slab : there is a membrane above the...

The builder who did the foundations for this house 12 years ago has just been round to have a look and is also puzzled - his opinion is that it is not coming up through the floor, and as the area is not next to a wall that a pipe leak seems unlikely (no surrounding marks)- so possibly...

The floor certainly looked OK on the surface when we lifted the carpet / put the laminate down 4 years ago Nothing would please me more than to put this down to a one-off and never-to-be-repeated incident of spillage / trapped moisture, but I just don't see how it got there ?? Should I just...

I really hope it is the result of a significant spillage since the laminate was put down 4 years ago, as that would indicate problem solved by putting down new floor to replace damaged section and it should not reoccur, but none of us (including 3 kids and 2 cats) can recall anything more than...

The builder lifted the floor/skirting back to the walls either side of the affected area and there is no sign of water coming in anywhere ? :( This is causing me much concern - is it a mysterious "one-off" or could it reoccur anywhere???

Our house is 12 years old / timber frame / brick exterior. The ground floors, from what I can gather in order from the ground up are: DPC Concrete slab Blue polythene sheet Polystyrene sheets of insulation about 2 inches thick Chipboard flooring 4 years ago we lifted...