yellow tongue flooring

**mandymoo** · 19th May 2009, 04:34 AM

Help! My renovation was going beautifully - until it started bucketing down tonight onto my new yellow tongue floor. My roof trusses arrive tomorrow....
I recall hearing years ago that getting this type of floor wet was not a good idea as it would swell and then creak for the rest of my life. Is this still the case or has the product improved over the years?
Is there anything i can do now to undo the damage done, or minimise it?
(yes, i should have been home to cover it up, but i wasn't...). thanks!

**woodcutta** · 19th May 2009, 07:58 AM

Dont worry -

From the manufacturers website

It is made from precision milled wood flakes and bonded with moisture resistant synthetic resin. For additional protection during construction and exposure to weather, the upper surface is resin enriched and all edges are wax sealed.

woodcutta

**Yeldarb** · 19th May 2009, 08:35 AM

I have a mate who's a bricky...he uses yellow tongue for his mud boards and reckons it's tops...seems pretty well water proof

**mandymoo** · 19th May 2009, 09:20 AM

Woodcutta & Yeldarb, thanks so much.
Very reassuring on both counts.
Mind you, it's STILL raining!! I also have a 600mm deep hole behind this room, waiting for the deck post to go in: that hole is FULL of water this morning. I kid you not. Needless to say, no sign of my builders. thanks again.

**dai sensei** · 19th May 2009, 07:31 PM

And the forecast is for more rain every day until Monday

**mandymoo** · 20th May 2009, 02:06 PM

Dai Sensei,
I know i needed water in my tanks. But this is ridiculous!

cheers

**justinmcf** · 20th May 2009, 02:34 PM

hi, if you can, you should cover it with a tarp.

the yellow tongue is designed to take water, so you should have no problems, but covering it wont do any harm and it will give you peace of mind so you can sleep at night.

i have installed quite a few square metres of this flooring in 18 years and i am always amazed how water resistant it is. as long as the builder has used liquid nails and 5 nails in each row, i dont think you will have any problems at all.

if you do find any suspect areas that you are not happy about, mark it with some coloured crayon and show the builder when he gets back to work.
nows the time to fix it, not after you have moved in and the carpet/ varnished timber floors have been installed already.

regards, justin.

**mandymoo** · 20th May 2009, 03:35 PM

Thanks Justin,
i knew i should have covered it - sunday night...
Looks like the worst of the storm has passed us now (northside of Brisbane) but, sorry to say, it's heading your way.
I'll get out there and sweep off the excess water asap. At least that might minimise the damage.
cheers
MM

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