Flooring Question

[Daseal]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I worked in the flooring business for a while (on the accounting side but I still learned a lot).

It doesn't sound like that flooring was installed properly, more specifically, the wrong underlayment and concrete probably wasn't prepped properly. If you're installing any type of wood or laminate over concrete, you need to do some waterproofing and use a barrier that will prevent concrete's natural moisture from touching the wood. Warping is a sign that the install wasn't done correctly. These types of floors are typically not glued down either. I bet they glued it right to the concrete.

I'd get a good flooring contractor to look at it for you. They should not be charging you for this damage because it doesn't sound like you caused it.

I'd even question the painting of the walls. Don't most landlords paint after every tenant anyway to freshen it up for a new move-in?

In regards to the moisture question, we believe the AC unit caused water damage. This building constantly has units with flooding happening, often due to the AC units getting backed up.

We asked them to allow us to have a contractor, of our choice, to evaluate the situation and that response was ignored. I talked to quite a few flooring guys and all of them felt confident they could patch the area and it may not look perfect since the rest of the floor is 8 years old, but wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb.

We're definitely looking at the certified letter, FD. Will make a decision tonight.

Thanks, as always, for your input everyone. It really does help to get multiple opinions when going through a stressful event.