Hello,
We have purchased an apartment in a new building. The apartment was just completed. An inspection has already taken place, during which several minor defects were identified and documented. About 1.5 weeks later, we visited the apartment again and noticed a depression in the parquet floor in the living kitchen area, approximately 30 cm (12 inches) in diameter (see photo).
We have already informed the construction manager, who inspected it and said that the depression is still within the tolerance range (< 1 mm (0.04 inches) depth).
We believe it is more than that, but have not measured it ourselves yet. In our opinion, this defect should definitely be addressed because the depression is clearly visible and can be felt when walking over it.
Does anyone have experience with this type of defect? Do we have a realistic chance of having it repaired? Should we consider hiring an independent expert?
Thank you in advance.
We have purchased an apartment in a new building. The apartment was just completed. An inspection has already taken place, during which several minor defects were identified and documented. About 1.5 weeks later, we visited the apartment again and noticed a depression in the parquet floor in the living kitchen area, approximately 30 cm (12 inches) in diameter (see photo).
We have already informed the construction manager, who inspected it and said that the depression is still within the tolerance range (< 1 mm (0.04 inches) depth).
We believe it is more than that, but have not measured it ourselves yet. In our opinion, this defect should definitely be addressed because the depression is clearly visible and can be felt when walking over it.
Does anyone have experience with this type of defect? Do we have a realistic chance of having it repaired? Should we consider hiring an independent expert?
Thank you in advance.
@Curly The parquet flooring is made of individual glued strips. It has been sanded and varnished. However, the wear layer is actually only 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 inches) thick. Could there be another cause, possibly an issue with the underfloor heating and/or the screed beneath?
From what it looks like in the photos, the floor sander probably stayed too long in one spot. You can’t sand down the entire floor by 4mm (0.16 inches); the parquet in that dent already has almost no wear layer left and is likely sensitive to pressure there.
Best regards
Sabine
Best regards
Sabine
A (skilled) parquet installer should be able to remove the affected strips and replace them with new ones. This is also possible with tongue-and-groove joints (in this case, the lower part of the groove is broken off to fit the strip in). After that, the entire floor needs to be sanded and sealed again.
Hello,
there is an update:
The inspector has now examined it and measured a 3.5 mm (about 0.14 inch) depression. So, it’s pretty much exactly what we measured as well. It should be fixed by the middle of next week; apparently, there was no major disagreement about that.
We hope it will be properly repaired – I will report back here.
Best regards,
Daniel
there is an update:
The inspector has now examined it and measured a 3.5 mm (about 0.14 inch) depression. So, it’s pretty much exactly what we measured as well. It should be fixed by the middle of next week; apparently, there was no major disagreement about that.
We hope it will be properly repaired – I will report back here.
Best regards,
Daniel
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