Hardwood replacement

[Don Monfils]

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We have a 900’ hardwood job this week. We’re installing 5” wide mirage engineered.
We’re ripping up 3/4” solid
There is zero expansion at walls.
The floor buckled in some areas and was gapped in others.
At least they ran a nice stagger on the end joints 😳

 

[Nick]

How can a installer with a little pride do something like that ?

 

[Don Monfils]

The whole floor was like this.
There were some end joints less than an inch apart.
I should have gotten some more pics.

 

[highup]

How old is that install?

 

[Nick]

To Old !! Should have been ripped up the next day after Installation !!

 

[Don Monfils]

About 20 years .
They used cleats about every 12-18” apart. Most of the short boards only had 1 fastener in them.
There were tons of staples and pad chunks left on the floor.
Looks like they ripped up carpet/ pad and quickly covered the floor with rosin paper before anyone noticed.
The rosin paper was stapled down like carpet pad too.
This guy is definitely a sloppy joe 👎🏼

 

[Nick]

I did a Inspection one time where they skipped every other board with staples

And the boards they did nail had 1 or 2 staples in a 20" board ..

 

[Ernesto]

I always see flooring magazine covers with a pic on the front page of a hardwood floor that has an amazing stair step.

 

[Dan]

I did a Inspection one time where they skipped every other board with staples

And the boards they did nail had 1 or 2 staples in a 20" board ..

Come on, Nick... that's why they pay that Gravity dude.

 

[Nick]

They're not paying him enough Dan ..