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hardwood floor finish not applied under DW or fridge
On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:38:36 AM UTC-6, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 18, 8:55Â*am, Steve Barker wrote: On 8/18/2010 7:01 AM, BobC wrote: We just had our hardwood floors finished and while inspecting the work I noticed: a)that the polyurethane stopped just in front of the dishwasher and the refrigerator. In other words, the two appliances are sitting over unsanded, bare wood (this is a new oak floor that replaces many layers of old vinyl). b) two wood thresholds, bridging bathroom tile floors and hardwood hallways, have uncoated areas on the bathroom side, where they meet the flor. Â* Â* Q: These are places likely to get pretty wet, and I think they should be fully coated, or am I being finicky? c)unlike the floors, which have a smooth finish, the staircase threads are quite rough and appear to have received fewer finish coats. Â* Â* Q: would this be on purpose, to make them less slippery? Many thanks. _________________________ Message Â*sent throughhttp://www.BetterHomePortal.com My question would be why were the appliances in there before the floor was done? Â*You don't really expect the floor guys to "uninstall" a dishwasher do you? Â*And where would they move the frige to? Â*They are not equipped to move a frige. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Both of those appliances basically just slide out. There may be a couple screws at the top of the dishwasher and the fridge probably has something behind the bottom grill to "lower" the front wheels. The floor guys will br familiar with both. You clearly don't know what you are talking about. It's common to install finished level floor under both of them because they are difficult to r&r if they are sittting below floor level. No doubt the floorer put them back to make it easier to finish the exposed floor. He didn't want to wait for the poly to dry so he didn't put any under them. He's trying to maximize the work he can do in a day and minimize the number of visits. His other option would have been to move the appliances completely off the new floor and that was probably a pain as well. I am a foreman for a flooring company. Flooring companies are are not insured to move appliances, or disconnect gas lines or pluming. If we try to do that, and something goes wrong, such as a gas or water leak, or damage to the appliances, that would have to be paid for out of pocket, and it isn't worth the liability risk. It is important to have the appliances out of the way before the floor refinishers get there for this reason. Please stop feeding people false information when you don't know what you are talking about. |
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On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 12:28:42 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:38:36 AM UTC-6, jamesgangnc wrote: On Aug 18, 8:55Â*am, Steve Barker wrote: On 8/18/2010 7:01 AM, BobC wrote: We just had our hardwood floors finished and while inspecting the work I noticed: a)that the polyurethane stopped just in front of the dishwasher and the refrigerator. In other words, the two appliances are sitting over unsanded, bare wood (this is a new oak floor that replaces many layers of old vinyl). b) two wood thresholds, bridging bathroom tile floors and hardwood hallways, have uncoated areas on the bathroom side, where they meet the flor. Â* Â* Q: These are places likely to get pretty wet, and I think they should be fully coated, or am I being finicky? c)unlike the floors, which have a smooth finish, the staircase threads are quite rough and appear to have received fewer finish coats. Â* Â* Q: would this be on purpose, to make them less slippery? Many thanks. _________________________ Message Â*sent throughhttp://www.BetterHomePortal.com My question would be why were the appliances in there before the floor was done? Â*You don't really expect the floor guys to "uninstall" a dishwasher do you? Â*And where would they move the frige to? Â*They are not equipped to move a frige. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Both of those appliances basically just slide out. There may be a couple screws at the top of the dishwasher and the fridge probably has something behind the bottom grill to "lower" the front wheels. The floor guys will br familiar with both. You clearly don't know what you are talking about. It's common to install finished level floor under both of them because they are difficult to r&r if they are sittting below floor level. No doubt the floorer put them back to make it easier to finish the exposed floor. He didn't want to wait for the poly to dry so he didn't put any under them. He's trying to maximize the work he can do in a day and minimize the number of visits. His other option would have been to move the appliances completely off the new floor and that was probably a pain as well. I am a foreman for a flooring company. Flooring companies are are not insured to move appliances, or disconnect gas lines or pluming. If we try to do that, and something goes wrong, such as a gas or water leak, or damage to the appliances, that would have to be paid for out of pocket, and it isn't worth the liability risk. It is important to have the appliances out of the way before the floor refinishers get there for this reason. Please stop feeding people false information when you don't know what you are talking about. You're too late. 7 years ago jamesgangnc was abducted by giant mutant gerbils from outer space. The Air Force was unable to catch the mutant gerbils flying saucer and jamesgangnc was never returned. It's feared that he died when one of the outer space gerbils attempted to mate with him. It was a real tragedy. O_o [8~{} Uncle Space Monster |
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