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Will dry ice pop out dents in wood?

I've heard about dry ice popping out dents in metal. I had a contractor put a hole in my ceiling yesterday when he was in the attic. Drywall fell on the floor. He was walking around on the floors with big boots afterwards trying to clean up and got some sheetrock on the bottom of his boots. It's caused some dents
It is Brazilian cherry hardwood (real, not prefab)

Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. I am not aware of any effect it may have of this nature on wood. If water were soaked with water it might freeze the water and cause it to expand. This would no doubt damage the wood in the process.

Water alone will swell wood and is sometimes used to finish oak as it will raise the grain that can then be sanded off for a smoother finish. But it can be a delicate and uneven process. More often you hear that water has discolored or damaged a floor. It is not often used to repair a floor. Steam is also used to bend wood so it can also have a warping effect particularly where it is introduced on only a part of the wood (the warp will be toward the dry side and convex on the swelling steamed side.) So use this with care and as a last resort to the replacement detailed elsewhere.

Sounds like a nice floor.

Brit Brit walking on Drywall Stilts


 

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