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Old 11-26-2010, 10:39 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
I have actually done this myself. $300 seems excessive. You can level the depressions in no time at all. Easy fix.