I have hard wood floors in my kitchen (the real stuff). I just noticed that there are several uneven areas in the floor near the dishwasher. This had to just happen in the past few weeks. I do not notice any other problem areas anywhere else. What could cause this? How do I repair this without damaging the remainder of the floor? If the dish washer is leaking could it cause this to happen?

Yes water damage to a wood floor will cause it to expand. I would first check for a leak and stop it.

Remove the kick plate from the dishwasher and check for moisture. Feel around the supply connection, feel any water? Let me know. Tom

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Originally Posted by speedball1

Remove the kick plate from the dishwasher and check for moisture. Feel around the supply connection, feel any water?? Let me know. Tom

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Thanks Tom, that's all that I knew to tell them (wanted to help).

Glad you came along, thank goodness for your expertise... I was sweating it here that I would have to answer again..,. whew... :) :eek::)

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I'll let the plumbing guys advise you on fixing the leak...

I'll add other advice:

Whatever is causing the leak, get it fixed ASAP! If you leave it, you're opening yourself up to even more damage (mold, rot). If it's a fairly recent leak, you have a chance that your homeowner's insurance company will cover the repairs to the floor. If it gets moldy, then Insurance won't cover replacing the floor.