how to dry sodden wooden floorboards in shower room

[oldterry2]

OK, first - I'm not sure if this is the the right forum, if it isn't then apologies and let me know where to go.

I have a shower room, in which vinyl flooring has been laid on 6mm plywood (I think - this predates our getting the house) on top of the floorboards. This vinyl and ply goes around the shower tray base surrounds. I've just had to get under the shower tray, and on removing the tray surrounds, it seems the seal between the base and the surrounds has failed some time ago, with the result that the bit of the floorboards in the gap is soaking with damp. I don't know how far it has spead under the ply, but it doesn't seem to have spread past the batten used to brace the surround. So:

any advice on the best way of drying out these floorboards?
If I can't dry them out is there any wood preservative I can use to soak into the damp boards to stop any rot starting?
Any other suggestions?
I don't want to have to remove the vinyl flooring and hardboard and then have them reinstalled if it isn't necessary.

 

[mointainwalker]

any advice on the best way of drying out these floorboards?

Are they reallyindividual wooden floor-boards or chipboard-panels ( probably green ) ?

 

[Burnerman]

For water to actually be there at all, I guess there is a problem with the seal between the shower walls and the tray......there can also be issues with water escaping from the door closure seals, if you have the cubicle type.
John

 

[oldterry2]

Are they reallyindividual wooden floor-boards or chipboard-panels ( probably green ) ?

The base floor is floorboards on joists.

 

[oldterry2]

For water to actually be there at all, I guess there is a problem with the seal between the shower walls and the tray......there can also be issues with water escaping from the door closure seals, if you have the cubicle type.
John

The origin of the water seems to be that it runs off the shower door onto the vinyl when the door is opened after a shower, this then runs back towards the shower base - at which point it should have been stopped by the sealant, but wasn't and went down the gap onto the floorboards.

I can't find any other water leakages, and the only sodden wood is underneath where the sealant was.

 

[oldterry2]

Has anybody got any ideas about how to do this drying?