[Dan_Watson]

Visiting a potential customers potential home to give an estimate...there is alot of work to be done just for the CO....College party house, if I end up working there I will take much better pictures.

Alittle water damage.

Hard to tell, there is a 1 foot high blister in the middle of the room, solid as a rock.

And this is where the stripper poll and the couches were...

 

[Darwin]

rip it out and start all over !:laughing:

 

[Dan_Watson]

Going to be a rental unit...rip out and put carpet

 

[Darwin]

Going to be a rental unit...rip out and put carpet

You're gonna put carpet in the unit? So the tenants can stank stank stank it up? :whistling

Then you'll have to get it cleaned everytime you rent it out. Probably on average 3 times a year(taking into consideration that good tenants are hard to find) . That amounts to: $150 x 3 = 450 per year. Might be cheaper in the long run to just redo those floors on the cheap.

 

[Dan_Watson]

1. Not my property.
2. I do not know the actual average, but between the 40 or so rentals I do know of in the area, the average rental is much much longer.
3. Those rentals also all have carpet.

 

[Darwin]

1. Not my property.
2. I do not know the actual average, but between the 40 or so rentals I do know of in the area, the average rental is much much longer.
3. Those rentals also all have carpet.

just pokin' fun..

 

[Dan_Watson]

I agree with you and if it were my unit I would do hardwood and tile....

...but we all know its what the customer wants.

 

[Darwin]

I agree with you and if it were my unit I would do hardwood and tile....

...but we all know its what the customer wants.

I know..THE CHEAPEST ALTERNATIVE ......:laughing:

 

[Dan_Watson]

I know..THE CHEAPEST ALTERNATIVE ......:laughing:

Jumping over dollars to pick up pennies :whistling

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

I vote to replace the stipper pole and maybe add a few black lights and a fog machine. I think they could get quite a bit more in rent.

 

[Dan_Watson]

I vote to replace the stipper pole and maybe add a few black lights and a fog machine. I think they could get quite a bit more in rent.

That will be in the residents part of the house...I just wish I could have been in the house during one of th parties.

 

[WarnerConstInc.]

That will be in the residents part of the house...I just wish I could have been in the house during one of th parties.

I know it will be, that is why I suggested that it be put back, how much for rent with the pole? I might have to re-locate!!:laughing:

 

[finaltouchfloor]

Repair it

I run into insurance jobs like this all the time . Simply cut out the damaged areas with a worm saw with a new blade . Try not to cut off the male tabs where you wish to save the floor . Remember to tape off with 2" blue tape at areas you do know wish to remove flooring to prevent extra scratches .Use a small sharp chisel to remove the excess wood from the female grove & under male tab . You can find replacement wood at prosourcefloors.com or at their local showroom. Fold the new boards in like an open book . You might have to rip down the last row due to the expanding of the water damaged wood . If its a pier and beam house , suggest an Dbl electrical floor outlet to cover the hole from the stripper pole. Don't forget to test the moisture content of the sub-floor with a good Tramex moisture reader .

Or you could just cut out the hump and lay a cheap laminate floor over the whole thing...

 

[Rustbucket]

With those kind of tenants, I think I would put down some Trex decking instead

 

[Metro M & L]

With those kind of tenants, I think I would put down some Trex decking instead

Not a bad idea. I still don't think it would hold up.

 

[Floordude]

There is still moisture in the floor!!
How do I know? It is still buckled.
If it had lost the moisture it gain, the boards would be back to the original installed dimensions.

If you don't dry it out, your going to be back chasing the dragon.