re: Leak caused floor damage

Call insurance.. hidden leak they should fix..

fwiw

Was out of town for a few weeks when I got a call from neighbor that I had water going out my front door down my sidewalk.. the ice maker line sprung a small leak .. but after two weeks flooded my kitchen.. hall front dining room bathroom etc..

Had to rip out one room of eng wood floor and Sheetrock everywhere… had to take out some eng floor in another room that had just started getting wet..

Was able to order same floor ( acacia) from same company and my floor guy ( same person that originally installed them.. ) took molding off the room that had just started getting wet and let it set a few week.. that room did not buckle.. yay eng floors! . it is a lot of layers ( which is the point.. to cross the grain pattern so when they dry they pull differently and do not buckle)

Anyway years latter and the floor that was a little wet and dried is still good..

Also insurance will usually pay for floor for the entire room since often they can not match.. when I had mine installed I bought a few boxes to keep for spare.