The neighbor's house sits on the bank of a river. Once every year or so, the river comes up into the basement and gets to within a few feet of the bottom of his subfloor. (The water may stay under there for a day or two and remain soaked for several weeks afterward) Yet he has beautiful solid wood flooring and has for many years. I am a newbie researching all types of flooring and I read a lot about moisture and wood flooring. And yet I look at this guy with his great wood flooring and a river beneath it and wonder. Why does it work for him?