Flooring
The floor can swell after the drip has stopped. Name the water first.
Laminate telegraphing at the edges is often the first hard evidence an occupant trusts. Restoration wants to pull it. Pulling it without a source note starts the same swell in the next product.
Photograph the swell pattern.
Edges at a patio door differ from a bloom under a fridge.
Do not run the dishwasher ‘one more time’ to confirm.
You already have confirmation if the plank is tented.
Source, then dry, then floor.
That order is cheaper than three floors.
Questions people ask
Can the laminate be saved?
Sometimes. That is a restoration question. The source question is first.
Is swollen flooring always from above?
No. Slab moisture and patio-door leaks swell floors too.