So this was a stupid mistake. I had a whole watermelon I put in a plastic re-usable shopping bag. I put the bag in a spare bedroom where I had hardwood floors installed less than a year ago because I was cleaning and it was in the way. The bag was in there for about a week because I forgot about it. At some point over that time, the watermelon started to leak. It leaked through the bag, and when I picked it up there was a puddle of syrupy watermelon juice. I quickly wiped it all up, and cleaned the floor. There is no sign of damage at this point, but will I see the damage form over time? It does look like it leaked all the way to the ceiling below this room (about a 2 inch stain in the ceiling). A background on the floor- it was installed less than a year, pre-finished flooring and put over a pine floor. I am not sure if really leaked through the two floors, or "around it". The leak was right against the molding, and the pine floor underneath didn't go all the way to the molding, where there was about a 3/4 inch gap. Whether that really makes a difference I do not know, but I hate thinking how it went through two floors.... Since this is a new floor, I don't know whether I have false hope thinking I may have dodged a bullet since I do not currently have damage showing... Thanks for any advice.
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