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Old 11-26-2010, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by gryoung View Post
This week we replaced the original carpeting in our LR\DR with a laminate floor. The job got off to a bad start. The installers removed the carpet and padding, and then “discovered” that there were several depressions in the concrete slab. What a surprise! (We understand anecdotally that an imperfect slab is par for The Villages home construction. The installers called the flooring store who then called me back directing me to pay them $300 to fix the floor. They really had me over a barrel. Either live with the house upside down indefinitely or agree to pay. It felt like extortion, and I wonder how frequently this happens. Has anyone else had a similar experience and how you do deal with it?

George
Maybe the one year warranty would cover this expense? Seems to me that the Villages should compensate you the money for those depressions. Maybe if enough money is dished out from enough sites, the concrete people will start paying attention to their sloppy work.