What r/Flooring keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
168 recurring problems · 1556 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 113How do I know if a contractor quote is fair?“Local flooring company quoted $1500-1600 for labor only to install LVP on 13 steps. Is that a good price?”
- 111How to handle a bad contractor who won't fix poor work“The story I heard from the flooring contractor is that he spoke to his crew, but thinks we should leave it as is, but moving forward he will get it done right.”
- 79How to find reliable contractors who actually show up“I am looking at redoing the floors in my ~950sqft slab on grade house. The slab is old, and wasn't done particularly well to begin with, so I want to pull the current flooring, level everything, and replace with nicer flooring material.”
- 57How do I know if I can DIY a repair or need a pro?“As someone who has never done any work with flooring (but watched plenty of how-to videos lol), it feels a bit daunting to have to work with some of the heavier appliances (i.e. toilet and dishwasher) for a project that from all accounts seems fairly easy.”
- 48Water keeps getting in the house during heavy rain“I really can’t wrap my mind around where this could be coming from.”
- 47how do I get my first client?“mainly facing issues with getting my first job.”
- 45How to get dried paint stripper off hardwood floors“There is a stain made from a plant pot. I believe this is flooring that was installed in 1973 when the house was built. Can’t tell if it’s laminate or vinyl. How can I remove stain. I’ve already tried multi purpose cleaners.”
- 39How to tile over an uneven subfloor without tearing it up“What can I do to leave it as is and tile over it not disrupting it at all?”
- 36How to get a contractor to fix damage they caused“The first load after completion our washing machine flooded our entire laundry room and hall and it’s all destroyed. It makes me wonder what they did to our machine!”
- 31How to remove thick, baked-on hard water scale“I keep seeing patches of salt on my floor recently and idk how its happening, or where its coming from.”
- 31Do epoxy floors off-gas chemicals and yellow over time?“My worry is … does the epoxy off-gas lots of chemicals for years? That’s what has me hesitating.”
- 31How to remove old dried adhesive before laying LVP flooring“What, if anything, should I be doing to remove all this stuff before I put the vapor barrier down and start laying the LVP?”
- 29How to fix previous owner DIY nightmares“Pointed it out to the realtor. She legit said she didn't even notice. bruh. Tell me I'm not insane. This is so obviously bad???? How would you not notice this???”
- 29Unexplained dry streaks on new quartz countertops“When we walk on them it feels like dusty chalky fine powder. Feet get black almost instantly walking on these and they are swept and mopped twice a week.”
- 27How to tell if home repair work is actually bad“Just had new engineered hardwood installed and looking for opinions on what is too picky. I’m concerned with the transitions to carpeted rooms, the transitions to tile and a few uneven places where you can feel dips and humps in the floor.”
- 26How to get old unknown stains out of a rental carpet cheap“When I removed the carpet i kicked up a shit ton of this foam dust”
- 26Is newly finished contractor work actually acceptable?“Not a flooring specialist but something looks odd. GC said a few things 1) temperature causes the wood to contract 2) you have to leave a little room for the movements in wood over the year.”
- 25How to get pet urine smell out of artificial turf“Is the best way to eliminate any odor on subfloor of dog urine that made its way through carpet to use Kilz Restoration Interior Primer?”
- 24How to fix a gouged or cut floor“I lost the coax cable in the floor n had to start opening the floor to find it before I got an endoscope. This is in my wife's office since we just moved in. How can I make it look good”
- 23How to tell if boiler and plumbing installation was done right“I might be a bit obsessive but is it "badly" put?”
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