Not wishful think westend....its just poor ignorance :) I was surprise this weekend that some of the wood dried hard...I was thinking it would dry flaky since it was so soft. Knowing now it can still be damage, I will make sure I treat the wood around the entire leak with epoxy. Another question.....if I treat the wood with epoxy does it penetrate through the wood? For example, I am treating the wood on the floor...if I treat the surface does that make the entire plank good. am asking because it would be impossible for me to access the bottom part of the floor to treat with proxy.