Floor repair after radiator leak

I gather you have a wood floor over cement? Do you have a trap door in the floor for a drain? If so, open it up so you can get it to drain and get some air under the wood floor. Do you know if the cement floor has a pitch to a drain? If it has no pitch you may have a large puddle under the floor making repairs difficult. You will not know the location of the moisture. If that’s the case you will have to drill some holes or remove a section of your wood floor to air it out. It would probably be a good idea to open an area and put a grill in so in the future you will have some fresh air on the underside of the wood floor.

Rick

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rbenoff | 14 years ago

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Our radiator was leaking UNDER our hardwood floor for a few weeks before we noticed it.  Now there is a distinct mildew, musty smell.  We’ve tried fans and our de-humdifier, but the smell remains.  Any know what to do?  Do we need to have it repaired professionally (there is no visible warping)?  Who would you recommend?  Thanks!

Rick | 14 years ago

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You may want to give this more time to dry out. You could try drilling a few holes in the plaster ceiling on the floor below. That may help dry things out.  The problem is that you have trapped moisture.