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Well, after many hours sanding with a hand sander I finally sealed my parquet floor. It's a floating tongue & groove type. I was well happy with the results and was just in the process of fitting the strip across the threshold of the door when I accidentally drilled through a water pipe from the heating system! My pipe and stud detector hadn't detected the pipe probably due to the fact that it was plastic. Anyway, at this point I had high pressure water spurting out (luckily only cold, as the heating is not currently on). I was able to switch the water off within 2 minutes, but there was some residual water in the system that was still under pressure, and I guess that is took a further minute to actually stem the flow. I immediately began mopping up the surface water, but I have no idea just how much is actually under the floor itself. I have a small heater in the room, and I am running a dehumidifier 24x7 which has extracted several litres so far. At the moment the floor looks fine, but I am obviously waiting for the horrors to surface. Does anyone know what I should be expecting? Perhaps warping, rotting, or mould? Or will the dehumidifier help prevent this? I appreciate any advice you guys can offer - I'm so depressed!
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