From what I've seen, it'll be an uphill battle to get them to replace flooring in the other area. They like to stick to purely what was damaged, regardless of whether it matches the adjacent rooms and this applies to walls, ceilings and floors.

I've had installers patch into many types of existing wood floors, matching well to perfect. It all depends on the mechanic and his selection of materials. The exception would be p refinished floor. To do that we'll the entire floor may need to be sanded.
So it is doable, in which case you might not be able to get the entire floor from the insurance. May want to look into a different source for the floor.

We had a leak from the water line to our refrigerator a few years ago which warped a small section of our wood floors. The insurance company (State Farm) paid to have the wood replaced where it was ruined AND to have the entire first floor refinished so that it would match.

Thanks much for the responses. Refinishing the remaining floor is probably the answer.

You should ask the insurance company to pay for the whole floor. This same thing happened to friends of ours (but with the travertine in their kitchen which flowed into the living room and dining room). The agent told them to just go ahead and get the whole floor replaced since they wanted all the parts to match so they did so that all the flooring would match.

My insurance co did same.

I'd forgotten about this - sorry to hear!!! First thoughts, if you don't ask, you don't get. Have the conversation with your insurance agent.

Oh the other hand...with our renovation, we bumped out the front of the house 5 feet, and I struggled with how we were going to match the existing flooring. This turned out to be a non-issue. Our flooring guy did a great job and now it's something we proudly point out to other people vs. them pointing out to us:)

I'll see if I can track down a picture.

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This post was edited by oldbat2be on Fri, Feb 14, 14 at 6:53

Go big or go home.
Or whatever the saying is.

I'd ask for a new floor, since he's seen it.
If you can't get a new floor, "settle" for having the bad part replaced and the whole floor refinished to match.

Sorry that happened to you.
What about replacing the ruined insulation?
Did they check wiring?
Did you get checked/treated for termites? They looooooovvveeee wet wood...

I'd ask for a new floor, since he's seen it.
If you can't get a new floor, "settle" for having the bad part replaced and the whole floor refinished to match.

That's a great solution.

Our upstairs washer overflowed and dripped down through our kitchen ceiling lights and onto a 4 foot long area of our hallway hardwoods. They were going to sand and refinish the entire hardwood area, including the powder room. We didn't have major cupping, so we just left it until the floors need refinishing (but they paid for the refinishing anyway). The upstairs is carpeted, and the water went a foot into two of the bedrooms. Their policy was to make everything look uniform, so they replaced all our carpeting.

Are you just now opening the walls? We had a restoration company in here immediately because of the potential for mold. Sheetrock and insulation was torn out wherever their moisture meter showed moisture. We endured several days of noisy fans and dehumidifiers.

Thanks for all the suggestions. The damaged areas were demo'd some time ago so everything could dry out. All the insulation was pulled out and it was nasty! Carpet up and pad too. Wish the floor would go back to normal, but it is permanently damaged.

Again, thanks to everyone for comments/solutions and sharing your experiences.