Yes, I suppose they do that when necessary 🤷♀️M Mortsken said:
Have you checked the distance between the seams and the smallest piece? As someone already pointed out, there was a really short piece in one of your pictures.
I have a similar problem in two places on my floor as the distance between the seams is only 20cm but must be at least 50cm. The reason is that the wooden floor is slightly concave (has a small hump in the middle) when delivered. Therefore, you want the seam on the next row to land in the middle of the previous row so it is pressed down and evened out.
I have a similar problem in two places on my floor as the distance between the seams is only 20cm but must be at least 50cm. The reason is that the wooden floor is slightly concave (has a small hump in the middle) when delivered. Therefore, you want the seam on the next row to land in the middle of the previous row so it is pressed down and evened out.
Have you spoken with the contractor about the proposed initial measure?
On me? What are you rambling about?A atomlab said:
Why would it be on me? The inspector has already found 2 places where the floor was laid too tightly. The installation instructions from Barelink/Byggmax have been followed.A atomlab said:
The floor has already been complained about to Byggmax too. What we are doing is waiting for Byggmax's statement. If they blame the carpenter and it turns out when all the moldings are released and the floor is lifted and the subfloor checked that everything is within tolerance, then the cost will fall on Byggmax, and the carpenter will invoice them.
The inspector had his own thoughts apart from those found in Byggmax/Barelink's installation instructions that he thinks should have been done differently. These can be read in the attached inspection statement.
Yes, the contractor has agreed to fix what the man had comments on as the initial action. He has already started checking the air gap and rearranging the boards that the man thought were misplaced.TotalControl said:
If this doesn't improve things, we'll have to lift up the parquet and measure the subfloor. If that also turns out to be straight, then it's just the floor itself left, and in that case, Byggmax will get a hefty bill in the end.
Hard to guess that when you only chose to post the part where it wasn't clear. Just that it was laid without expansion space in the joint between the rooms.P Peter Petterson said:
The expansion space is the first thing you check, and you've been clear that it has been followed to the letter.
Read again, Everything is clearA atomlab said:
Yes, how is it going indeed.A atomlab said:
The carpenters have removed the baseboards and tried to fix what the inspector pointed out, which has made the floors much better. However, there are still issues with giving and the floor separating at short joints.
Byggmax rejects the complaint, citing that the floor has been under tension in a few places and is doubtful about the use of Diffusions open mjölkpapp on the floor after installation to protect it during ongoing renovations.
However, it is stated in their own documents barelinks now that suitable protection should be used, and mjölkpapp was purchased at Byggmax and is intended for flooring use.
The carpenter picked up new flooring on Friday, September 29, and placed it in the house to work with during this week.
We began inspecting a lot of the flooring already in the house to confirm that the majority is convex. We then started measuring the flooring picked up on Friday and found that over 80% of even the newly acquired flooring is convex on the short side.
The carpenter and I went to Byggmax to complain about the newly purchased flooring and received 3 new packages. We opened these at Byggmax to confirm that over 80% of the flooring we opened there was also convex on the short side.
In other words, Byggmax has delivered flooring that does not meet tolerances, as a floor on the short side should neither be concave nor convex; there are no allowances there, and a new floor on the short side should be 100% flat. The problems caused by this are that the floor gives way and the short joints separate.
A new complaint has been made against Byggmax and if they deny it again, a lawyer will be involved to handle the case further. I neither have the energy nor the time to spend on this anymore.
The plan is that after a new inspection next Tuesday, we will purchase new flooring. We will start redoing all the flooring in the house, keep receipts/invoices from the craftsmen who need to be involved, and then claim back these expenses from Byggmax.
I will, therefore, if Byggmax does not take responsibility, pay for the rework out of pocket so all craftsmen/suppliers get paid.
We have a move-in deadline that has already passed by a month due to this mess, unfortunately.
But what a mess! The fact that the floor is concave says a lot about how difficult it will be to get it to lay flat against the surface.
What kind of floor did you end up choosing instead?
At most, Byggmax will probably offer to let you return the old junk, which should be seen as better than nothing. Even if it's pretty stingy considering what you've gone through. Otherwise, I hope the lawyer is sharp and on the ball.
What kind of floor did you end up choosing instead?
At most, Byggmax will probably offer to let you return the old junk, which should be seen as better than nothing. Even if it's pretty stingy considering what you've gone through. Otherwise, I hope the lawyer is sharp and on the ball.
What Byggmax offers is less important. It's what the consumer purchase law says that matters.A atomlab said:
It's a law that cannot be conditioned or negotiated away, which is fortunately binding 🤓