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wood floor of shed got soaked by de-icing salt, now never gets dry

 
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I had a bag of de-icing salt stored in my shed with unfinished wood floor.
The bag apparently had a hole in it, and the salt melted and has "pickled" part of my shed floor.
I live in a damp area, so now that part of the floor attracts moisture and stays wet nearly constantly this time of year.
This is NOT due to a leak. It's the salt in the wood that is apparently doing this.
Anyone know how to flush the salt out of that wood?
I'm worried that it will cause rot in the wood, by keeping it damp.
 
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I did a search and found, baking soda and water, another mrthod is water and vinegar.
There seems to be a number of choices, try a search yourself and find the one best suited.
good luck.
 
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If that was my shed floor, I would use the methods suggested by John to get as much of the salt removed.

Then I would get some box fans, at least two to force air onto the floor from top to bottom to try to dry the floor out.

I feel once you get the floor completely dry, I bet that you will no longer have a problem.
 
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