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I am moving this question from the Gallery to here as it was pointed out that the Gallery is not the best place to post this one. I would also like to add that in this situation there is NO insurance. It is a long story but suffice to say that I will not be getting the extra headaches from dealing w/ insurance.
There has been a fire in my house, the floor was not scorched, but was covered with water, and then again from rain. The flooring is original, 1928,3-D box design w/ gum wood perimeter line detail. There is wear on the floor and some scalloping of individual pieces, but no buckling or upheavals. The house is in San Francisco, subfloor appears to be 4/4 T&G 3″ wide boards set on a 45 degree bias.
My question is do I need to replace the flooring, or can it be refinished; please note the refinishing issue of how thick, and nail heads being exposed etc. is not the question, the question is: is replacement warranted ‘b ‘BECAUSE the floor was flooded w/ water as a side effect of putting out the fire?
N.B.: One contractor specializing in fire damage/insurance repair wants to replace it. A different contractor, a General who prides himself with his quality and finish, has had a flooring specialist look at it and chack for water content, and got a reading of ~13%.
I look forward to your response.
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Philip,
I used to do a lot of subbing for a business that specialized in fire and water damage work. No way can any one tell you what you should do without seeing the floor first.
I would recommend that you get one or two more bids on this, though.
Dano
*philip,I have restored alot of houses that have been moved. In the process the wood floors got real wet. We crank up the heat or air and refinish as late in the restore as possible. All came out great.KK
*I'm not qualified to answer but I thought I'd post anyway. I was sent out to do repairs on something just what you described (rain too). It involved setting up a humongus dehumidifier, This was about 5 years ago, I forgot how long we ran it .This was as per ins. company instructions. The floor did flatten down very little, sanding needed. Good luck.
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I am moving this question from the Gallery to here as it was pointed out that the Gallery is not the best place to post this one. I would also like to add that in this situation there is NO insurance. It is a long story but suffice to say that I will not be getting the extra headaches from dealing w/ insurance.
There has been a fire in my house, the floor was not scorched, but was covered with water, and then again from rain. The flooring is original, 1928,3-D box design w/ gum wood perimeter line detail. There is wear on the floor and some scalloping of individual pieces, but no buckling or upheavals. The house is in San Francisco, subfloor appears to be 4/4 T&G 3" wide boards set on a 45 degree bias.
My question is do I need to replace the flooring, or can it be refinished; please note the refinishing issue of how thick, and nail heads being exposed etc. is not the question, the question is: is replacement warranted 'b 'BECAUSE the floor was flooded w/ water as a side effect of putting out the fire?
N.B.: One contractor specializing in fire damage/insurance repair wants to replace it. A different contractor, a General who prides himself with his quality and finish, has had a flooring specialist look at it and chack for water content, and got a reading of ~13%.
I look forward to your response.