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We've had an inexpensive laminate floor installed in our kitchen for several years. It has looked and worked great. The other morning, our kids surprised us by cleaning the kitchen including washing the laminate floor with water and dishsoap. We mopped it up and towel dried it but soon the laminate at the seams started buckling and bubbling up. Is there anyway to repair this and get the bubbles out without tearing up the floor and replacing it. Thank you for any time you may give us for a solution.
John Still XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Submitted: 267 days and 1 hours ago.
Category: Home Improvement
Value: $9
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Posted by Glenn 267 days ago.

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Hello
You can purchace some lenioulem adheshive and try to re set the seams
You will need to roll them out with like a marble dough roller or something simular

267 days ago.

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Dear Glenn, thanks for the first answer but maybe I did not state my problem properly. It seems that water got under the top layer (the picture of wood on top of the laminate) and that top layer is what is bubbling. The laminate board still seems flat is still resting on the underlayment. Is there a solution for this such as ironing with a warm iron or anything else that will make the top layer secure to the board again. Or do I need to tile over it... lol... hope not...

Thanks

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Hello XXXXXXX,

Thanks for coming to Just Answer to ask a question.

 

Glenn has aked me to try and assist you. I as well have laminate and had to pull it up i nthe bathrook due to this occuring. I tried the iron approach and even tried shutting the door and placeing a heater in the bathroom and got the heat up to 130 degrees for one day and the seams never seated back down firm. I would up pulling the floor up and placeing stick down tiles down but it to does not hold up to the water. Your definetly looking at needing to pull this stuff up because the water has caused the boards to swell just like OSB board does when it gets wet.

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Expert: Chris (aka-Moose)
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Answered: 6/18/2009

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