Thanks. Last week a homeless guy remarked to me, while drinking a Coors original ” it takes a certain type of dude to carry around a dog like that!” Fair enough bro. You got me.
Well. The guy didn’t know what he was doing when he installed that floor. Cute dog by the way. Good on you for taking her in. I’m struggling to grasp how your seam split even with water damage. Water damage can warp the boards but typically won’t separate the seams, unless it’s not tongue and groove, which it probably is. He probably just didn’t tap the t&g together sufficiently like he should have. If it’s a floated floor, and it’s near the wall, you may be able to remove the baseboard, pull out some boards and tap in the boards properly as long as it’s not too compromised from damage.Dork. I didn't attach the pictures.
Yeah. There’s plenty of ideal flooring options. OP clearly stated she isn’t going to be ripping out and re-doing the entire floor.
Yeahhhh....the guy I bought the house from fancied himself a professional DIY'er. I guess he tried to save some money on the floors by doing them himself, knowing that he wouldn't be in the house long enough to watch it come undone. You should see the gaps around the corners and kitchen cabinets. The cosmetic factor doesn't bother me bad enough to fix it right away (too many other more immediate things needed fixing first), but if the function starts to suffer...
If I wind up replacing the floors, I doubt the installers will take food as payment! But I REEEAAALLLLLYYYYY don't want to tear everything up and replace it all. That's money and hassle I can't afford at the moment. Can you imagine having to stuff everything from the utility room, kitchen, living room, hallway, and two closet into other spaces, and because I work nights, I'd have to go find someplace else to sleep for a couple of days! Ugh. I'll be avoiding that by almost any means necessary.
LOL! With the floor supported from the crawlspace, I likely won't notice any sagging, and won't see any damage to the laminate until I move the tank for any reason! Surely by that time I'll have sorted out my dog and she won't be peeing inside anymore...surely. Actually, I was just thinking a few minutes ago if I should go ahead and order salt so I can get a QT tank cycling, but I think it's still a bit early yet. Electrician comes on Friday, and I still have to build the water mixing station drip tray (it's in the closet 6' away from the tank's spot...on wood laminate flooring, so I'm making a drip tray for it), the stand, and canopy; order the tank and overflow, permanently install the RODI....yeah, it's still a bit too early to get my QT cycling. But soon!With the floor you have two options, replace/repair or just let it be. As for the tank get it going, you'll forget about the floor
Nah, I'm going to go the QT route. I'm not lucky enough to dodge parasitical bullets! I'm sure it'll pay for itself over time. There is a local LFS here in town, but it's small and I don't know that I'll be able to count on her always having what I want, and no guarantees that she can get them from the same supplier (assuming her suppliers are reputable). So I'm going to act with an overabundance of caution, because I'm not lucky enough to be okay without it, and not rich enough to keep starting over! LOL! Seriously, if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
Terrible advice.
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