Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Oct 18, 2008 4:31 pm Our builder had a little problem a day before handover of our house. They forgot to complete the first fix sewerage and when the plumbers came to fix the blocked drains the effluent and water came back up the drains and spread across the lower level.
All over our brand new solid wood floors (glued not batten/fix). At first we thought we wouldn't have a problem, but they are starting to lift in various places (glue is coming out of the joins) and buckle in others (slight cupping effect). The builder has agreed to make it good, but what sort of finish can we expect? Will they be able to pull up a few floorboards and get all the levels etc right so we can't tell the difference? We also have a cupped/buckled floorboard in front of our bedroom where I understand no water went . Its been 4 weeks approx since the water damage and we're wondering if more will lift. lifting board Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ cupping near our island bench (where there was water) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ second board from the top is starting to cup Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Its so *&^%^#! annoying. Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 3Oct 18, 2008 4:45 pm Oh Dy that is awful
I had a friend from Adelaide visit last week & we were comparing floorbloards - hers are spotted gum & she had a similar thing happen. They replaced the area that had been affected, but she said she could tell the area that had been replaced, but it wasn't something that people would notice unless it was pointed out to them. I'm pretty sure hers were glued - I could check for you if you want? Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 4Oct 18, 2008 5:00 pm Jo K Oh Dy that is awful I had a friend from Adelaide visit last week & we were comparing floorbloards - hers are spotted gum & she had a similar thing happen. They replaced the area that had been affected, but she said she could tell the area that had been replaced, but it wasn't something that people would notice unless it was pointed out to them. I'm pretty sure hers were glued - I could check for you if you want? Thanks Jo that would be great. I've got boards popping up in about 4-5 spots and none of them are close together . Hope I don't get a patchwork effect . Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 5Oct 18, 2008 6:47 pm Thats a problem with direct sticking boards........ Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 8Oct 19, 2008 10:27 am I_BUILD Claim it on insurance, get a new floor layed and let them chase the builder to recover the costs. That would be an expensive exercise ... a new floor ? Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 10Oct 19, 2008 5:09 pm Casa2 DeeElle, Remind me, was it 12 mm floorboards direct stick to concrete slab? Cheers, Casa yes. can't see how it would make a diff. if it was on battens. Still trapped water . Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 11Oct 19, 2008 9:23 pm DeeElle yes. can't see how it would make a diff. if it was on battens. Still trapped water . If it was on battens it would be secret-nailed as well as glued and wouldn't be sitting in the water. I'm not saying it still couldn't cause a problem. I agree with I Build, get the builder to fix it - their stuff up Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 12Oct 20, 2008 2:32 pm water + wood = problematic.
Last house we had a water leak and had problems with our wooden floors. They were on joists but we still had warping. Natural products . Should have gone with plain ole polished cement . Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 13Oct 20, 2008 2:44 pm Dy, isn't the builder liable to replace the floor seeing as it was their mistake in the first place which caused the damage? I'm guessing you paid quite a few $$$ for your new floor. I probably wouldn't settle for anything less than a new floor. Sounds a bit harsh I know but the boards are brand new. Have you had a floor installer out to look at them?
Good luck Happy at Home Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 14Nov 04, 2008 9:51 pm we just received our first quote for the damage to the spotted gum timber floors.
18k to replace the boards . Given we only paid 14K to install them, I am at a loss to understand the expense. Is this extravagent??.. its the same guy who installed the flooring, and he says he will likely damage the kitchen bench, skirtings and walls trying to get the floors up. I feel like I'm living a nightmare .... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and am seriously considering replacing the whole lot with tiles Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 16Nov 05, 2008 9:07 am Dy, won't the builder cover the cost considering it was their stuff up!!
Do they have to replace the whole floor?? I really feel for you. You should be enjoying your new home, not trying to work out how to fix problems Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 17Nov 05, 2008 10:50 am *ouch* what a nightmare. I really feel for you.
I'd push for a whole new floor from the builder as wood is like a sponge soaking up water, you never know how far the water damage got. Re: Lifting and buckling floorboards 18Nov 05, 2008 11:11 am So so sorry that this has happened to you, I agree with the others that the builder should sort this out, replace floor and kitchen if there is damage. What do the builders say? I know I wouldn't be at all happy with them! Hi All New to the forum and looking for some advice, has anyone else renovated an old miners cottage in or around Ballarat and been able to identify the flooring? We… 0 9081 Hi there, looking to have a gym in a new build. Planning to install some sort of rubber mat flooring (on concrete) i.e. Asking the builder to not do floorboards in the gym… 0 3076 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 12225 |