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Sub-flooring question?
One of the toilets in our house had a pin-sized hole in the intake to the toilet, & leaked out onto a small area of the subfloor (which is made of particle board). It was behind the toilet & on the side, where no one walks. We caught it, fixed it, & are in the process of drying it out (with a dehumidifier & fan blowing on it 24/7). The particle board is intact & solid, already shows signs of returning to the original color (no swelling!) . My question is, are we going to have to replace it, even though no one walks in that area & it is still strong (doesn't give at all) under pressure?
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- rob sLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Since you said no swelling you caught it time. NICE CATCH lol Seriously, as long as you dry it out now and there s no weakness ( you can tell by stepping on it) your good to go. Just on the side of caution treat it w/ some anti bacterial spray ( Lysol and such) or a 50/50 water bleach combo. GL
Source(s): 20 years in flooring - 1 decade ago
i wouldn't think so. If there is no swelling, dried out COMPLETELY to avoid mold. When building a house sometime it rains before completion. They aren't going to replace everypart of the wet wood.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Not at all. If it's still sound it's fine. No worries.
