Flooring lifting post-leak

[HertsDIY]

Hi,

We had some engineered wood flooring laid a couple of months ago in the hall which was squeaking a little but settling down ok.

Then...........last week had a radiator leak overnight which I only noticed because said flooring was squelching when walked upon! Leak is now fixed however in one area in particular near a doorway the flooring is lifting up.

I don't want to get it all ripped up so what are my options? The flooring is glued together but not to the floor (which is concrete with insulation/underlay on top). I saw another post about screwing through to concrete to fix in place but this didn't seem to be recommended!!!!

Advice welcomed.......

Thankyou

 

[WoodYouLike]

When the weather is nice, open the frontdoor to help the excess moisture to escape.
9 times out of 10 this will settle the floor down again.

 

[HertsDIY]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

Will this still help even though it's now a week or so after the event? Is screwing an option for this one end at the doorway? (can be covered by threshold)

Also, would some oil slowly permeate through the gaps and help the squeaking?

Thanks again

 

[WoodYouLike]

If you want to "screw your floor" you'll use screws. Never ever use this to settle lifting of the floor

Moist needs its own time to evaporate, so start ventilating

 

[HertsDIY]

Ok...... getting the hint that screws aren't the way to go!

What about the slight squeaking/creaking? Is this just a case of giving it more time to settle to variations in temperature?

Thanks

 

[WoodYouLike]

Could now be down to expansion forces, I would leave it be for the time being

 

[HertsDIY]

Hi, thought I'd report back - it's now approx. 3 months since the leak and flooring is much better, might even replace the threshold shortly!
Thanks for advice!