What's caused this?
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I think that's caused by 'having nasty laminate in a kitchen' syndrome.
The way the fault goes across two boards suggests it's water damage not flaws in the boards.
Laminate can be quite variable, I've ripped up some 20 year old stuff, some of it has suffered from wet boots in the porch, another type seems to be pretty water resistant.
The way the fault goes across two boards suggests it's water damage not flaws in the boards.
Laminate can be quite variable, I've ripped up some 20 year old stuff, some of it has suffered from wet boots in the porch, another type seems to be pretty water resistant.
that looks like expansion from water. Whether it is from direct spillage or absorption from perhaps pipe leakage is another matter, it does seem to have a path coming from the cupboard on the left.
Either way, you'll have to locate the source of the water and replace the laminate, which might be a full floor replacement if you can't find matching tiles.
Either way, you'll have to locate the source of the water and replace the laminate, which might be a full floor replacement if you can't find matching tiles.
gotoPzero said:
Almost certainly water, plus it looks like its not 100% true so small gap and pressure making it delaminate.
Do you mop and leave it wet? Drop a lot of water from cooking / sink?
Have a dog?
No dog, damp floor mop only (one of those Flash things).Do you mop and leave it wet? Drop a lot of water from cooking / sink?
Have a dog?
Think we've had some spillages in the past, but not a huge amount . . .
We have a small area of laminate in our kitchen that has done similar - its by the fridge/freezer which has a water/ice maker and we think friends managed to spill a load of water and then left it when they housesat for us last summer. Like you we have it throughout our downstairs so its pretty difficult to repair! Yours looks like a lot of water though, more like a leak that has got underneath rather then spilled water that has sat on top.....
We suffered a roof leak in a bedroom with laminate flooring, came back after 3 weeks to find a half inch of water covering the floor, mopped it up and ran dehumidifiers for a few days, doesn't look as bad as yours tbh, gaps have appeared between the boards but not much swelling has happened, a rug conveniently covers the worst area, something to consider?
dingg said:
We suffered a roof leak in a bedroom with laminate flooring, came back after 3 weeks to find a half inch of water covering the floor, mopped it up and ran dehumidifiers for a few days, doesn't look as bad as yours tbh, gaps have appeared between the boards but not much swelling has happened, a rug conveniently covers the worst area, something to consider?
It's normally covered by a runner . . .
Best get the hobnobs in OP.
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