Long story-short, had a water line burst and soaked a 10'x15'(almost in the center of a room 24'x30') area downstairs 3/4"x2 1/4" red oak, felt paper and 3/4 t&g plywood all aprox. 3 yrs old. The water was only on the floor for a few minutes, we took every water wicking item we had and threw it in the floor to start soakeing up the water. We used a large shop vac to suck the water up. It probably took us about an 1/2 to 1 hr to get everything dry to the touch. The floor has cupped and is obviously very tight. We have had a large fan blowing on the floor from day one. Is there anything else I can do? I live in centeral TN, and the soil here is very poor, it is always moist/wet under the house(do have thick vapor barrier on ground under house). The floor changes season to season, cupps in the summer, flatens out and gets a small gap or two in the winter. Anyway, will the floor settle back to it's normal condition when the moisture content levels out? Should I put a fan under the house to help dry from both sides. Thanks for any help or ideas Late...

We are going to install hardwood flooring in our entryway and dining room along with the walkway connecting them. I don't know if I can describe the layout well enough, but I'll try... The entry and dining room are parallel to each other but separated by a knee wall (you can see the dining room from the entry). To get to the dinning room you have to go around the knee wall (if you kept walking straight from the entry you would be in the family room which is carpeted). We want to define the dining room area by having the strips run perpendicular to the walkway, but we aren't sure about the entry. Should they be laid in the same direction as the dining room or the walkway? Please let me know if more info could help. Dan