Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Laminate floor finishing 2Apr 16, 2020 5:18 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Laminate floor finishing 7Apr 27, 2020 1:46 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Laminate floor finishing 8Apr 27, 2020 1:52 pm chippy alexp79 chippy Hi mate. All in all it's a shabby looking install. There is obviously a complete lack of pride in the work by the installers. With regards the undercut frames. Besides the fact that it looks like they used their teeth to cut it (it's very rough), it could just be gap filled and paint touched up you won't really notice it. What really grabs your attention, is the scotia trim they have put around. It's terrible. All the ends should be mitred to return back to the skirting so you don't have that raw unfinished end. The corner mitres are horrible. It's a finished product so you need to be super accurate when you cut them. There is no excuse for leaving open mitres like they have. There are just so many little details that indicate a poor job. The overall floor looks ok but it's the finishing details that let it down so badly. Even little things like not straightening the bent tile trim. Just a little tap with a hammer would have got that back straight and then the trim on the flooring would sit hard over. They will say that the bent trim was there (which it may have been) but anyone with a little pride would have taken the 30 seconds to make it right before installing the flooring. In my experience many floor installers aren't tradesmen (particularly when it comes to laminates). They are basic labouring subcontractors with a few tools getting paid a metre rate so they just smash it out and don't care. Personally I'd be requesting all the defective scotia be replaced. Why should you pay for the job then have to fix it yourself. Do you really have to be tradesman to install floors? It is a simple DYI job and anyone with minimum training can do it well. The problem is not with the qualification, the problem is either with the lack of basic understanding of what involves a good quality (I doubt as this is supposed to be a professional installer) or simply "who cares, she'll be fine" approach towards worksmanship (which is more likely). I am quite sure the same contractors have much better workmanship in their own houses. alexp79 you seem to love commenting on my posts, I'm flattered. I think if you read my post I basically say that the job has been done by someone with a lack of pride in their work (and quite possible a lack of understanding of what makes a good job) regardless of whether they are a tradesman or otherwise. Being a tradesmen isn't a guarantee of a good job but at least it's a step in the right direction. Because flooring is a simple job you don't have to be a tradesmen to do it which is why many so called "professional installers" don't even understand the basics of getting things right. They are just monkey see monkey do. This is a real issue in much of the building trade today. There a so many workers that have never done any formal training. They watch someone do it for a week and then get unleashed on the job. Because of their complete lack of knowledge and oversight the job quality is very poor. This is because your comments are always very interesting to read. It seems that in this particular case it can be a "hiring" issue, as big companies hire tons of people without even properly testing them in real life. The more concern is their supervisor who clearly seeing bad job and yet doing nothing about it hoping that the client will just accept it. I believe that such people and companies should be just pushed out of the industry. @vicmic why don't you just complain to the management of the flooring company and show them those photos? Tell them that you are planning to sue them if they don't rectify. Re: Laminate floor finishing 9Apr 29, 2020 9:06 am Just send them a letter disputing their invoice because job is not yet done, explaing the reasons why. Ask for a written response as to what they intend to do, and when. Don't pay anything until it's done properly. Give them a reasonable chance to do it properly before you get a professional in to fix it. You should then invoice them the cost plus a small margin for your efforts. Keep everything in writing should you need to go to fair trading later. Lets hope you are actually helping them to improve the quality of their workmanship and pride. Re: Laminate floor finishing 10May 18, 2020 9:30 pm Thanks all for the responses! This was resolved and now looks as it should, anyone with an eye for detail would expect for a "professionally installed" job. The guys that came back werent happy as expected and tried to tell me its normal/standard etc. They re-did practically all the finishings with all errors corrected. The torrent of excuses during the work was incredible, but in the end through all of their complaining they fixed it up. Also got $300 off for a few dints they put in my plaster during the installation. I still have paint as it was a freshly painted home and fixed it myself. Shouldnt have to go through anything like that though. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. 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