Sand water damaged wood flooring after drying a wood floor you may have some concave or convex floorboards.
Wet wood floor damage.
The wet floor may also begin to buckle and cup when large amounts of water are absorbed as the planks swell.
Luckily if you can dry your wood floors they can often be saved.
However heavily cupped wood cannot be sanded down flat.
This is called cupping heavy sanding with a drum or orbital sander can actually take down some minor high areas.
M ajor storms like sandy can cause extensive water damage to hardwood floors but panicked homeowners should not rush to replace what appears to be beyond repair.
So your flooring may show signs of staining from small spills.
After severe water damage it is likely that wood floors will have to be replaced.
If floors have cupped popped or cracked it may be an indication that the sub floor has experienced water damage as well.
Wood is specifically susceptible to mold growth so it is important that you ensure that the floor and the sub floor are completely dry.
Due to the porous nature of wood moisture can be easily absorbed into the material.
Sometimes if you let it dry out.