Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
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Does anyone have any good rules of thumb or know of any publications discussing wood subfloors that are exposed to saltwater? At what point do you call the floors structurally compromised and have to be replaced? APA published a fairly general article that discusses exposure to water, but I'm thinking saltwater may pose additional issues.






RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
If the fasteners were galavanized the chance of staining and worse problems is minimized. Of course, stainless steel fastners would be best.
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RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
Is there any procedure of washing the salt out of the wood prior to drying it?
RE: Wood subfloors exposed to saltwater
In some coastal regions galvanized fasteners have been common use for about 50 to 60 years. Galvanized fasteners (especially the hot-dipped type) can with stand salt water exposure, and its consequences, for quite a while; a few decades.
As for a way to take the salt out... short of submerging the house in fresh water for an extended time (not at all practical), I don't know of a way to do this.
My advice would be to spend the time to see IF the fasteners are plain steel. If they are, the long-tem future of the structure is not good.
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