Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Saga of New Construction Woes

Wondering why I have posted this photo?  Hmm.  Guess!  



Our beautiful brand new hardwood flooring has been coming unstuck since the month of January! Sooo glad we're still under the warranty.  The installers came out in January and again in March to re-stick the sections that were loose.

Okay, so far so good. Until, guess what?

Even more flooring came loose. It was non-stop. The level shows that the floor wasn't flat. Apparently 3/16th of an inch over a ten foot section is permitted. On some sections of the floor is like walking up a slope!


The blue tape is where the floor either had a hollow sound, or was actually loose.

In the end, the powers that be announced that the concrete subfloor wasn't flat. Ha ha. Didn't you know it wasn't flat BEFORE installing the floor?

We ended up in a hotel for three nights whilst large sections of the floor was dug up. A large crack was found in the concrete, which just added more spice to the mixture.



The crack continued from the hall into the master closet.



Here's hoping that the saga of new construction woes is over. Surely the floor will no longer come unstuck?!   They put down a levelling agent to try to make the concrete flat. That should help. I really do hope so.  The section which is like a slope?  Well, they said that since the wood is not moving there that they don't have to fix it. Oh dear.