Uneven baseboards

[Lucas_sthlm]

hi

Just noticed that the baseboards are crooked.
When you walk on a spot on the parquet floor, it feels uneven in some way.
Bought this apartment a few months ago.

 

[Holmspel]

Is it a question you're pondering or was it just a statement?

 

[Peter2400]

Is it a question you're pondering, or was it just a statement?

Lucas may be wondering if it's a "hidden defect"?

 

[Holmspel]

Maybe it maybe but then it's good if you also ask about it. He might just as well wonder if it's the floor that needs to be replaced and if there's something he should consider. Or new moldings. Or something else.

It's not a hidden defect anyway as you can easily discover it.

 

[Lucas_sthlm]

Maybe, but then it's good to also ask about it. He could just as easily be considering whether the floor needs to be replaced and if there's something he should think about. Or new moldings. Or something else.

It's not a hidden defect anyway as you can easily discover it.

Wondering what I should do.
Should I contact the association or the seller?
Is it a defect that the former owners might have known about?

 

[bonnier]

Either you leave it as it is or you fix it yourself.

 

[PatrikJo]

Do you mean it didn't look like that when you went through the apartment? Has someone been bending the baseboards for you after you signed the contract?

 

[SpackelFredrik]

What is the problem? Is the outer corner gaping at the mitre? Or is there a gap under the baseboard?

 

[Stefan1972]

Do you think it looks pretty normal when a hobby carpenter has laid some flooring themselves and mitered the baseboards with a $99 saw? A quick job before a sale, kind of. What have they screwed with, sheet metal screws?

 

[Enannananna]

You have two options, accept the situation or change the baseboards. The association is not responsible for surface layers and the "defect" is clearly visible upon careful inspection, so the seller also has no obligations.

Overall, I think most buyers of condominiums have done a very poor inspection of the apartment they paid millions for. Hand on heart, how many of us ran water in all the taps, opened all the closets, pulled out the kitchen drawers, opened the refrigerator, lifted the carpets, looked behind the paintings, or moved the plants on the windowsill? You wouldn't buy a dresser on Blocket without pulling out the drawers, but a super expensive apartment, on the other hand.