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contractor refuses to correct uneven floor?

CONTRACTOR IN TRYING TO FIX BUCKLED FLOOR CREATED AN UNEVEN FLOOR. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?still under warranty.

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It was probably uneven to begin with. Could be why it had buckled. You should've told him to make sure the floor was even. If you didn't, then I'd say, he did his job.
Contact the Better Business Bureau & The Consumers Protection Board in your state. File claims! Trust me it works!
Well, the Legal Action idea could work. I'm not that type of person. Since you asked what *I* would do, I would post over the internet and spread the word about it and if he has no business, then he has no work, and nobody would be hurt the way you were. If you spread it on the internet, then a lot of people would find it. (lots of internet users in 2008)
This factor usually happens when the foundation floor is not straight , if someone could add extra support from the basement this will even up the floor above, whoever installed your floors was probable off level when they did so, and the only way to fix this would be to remove the boards and work with the sub floor, but .....that's too much work and an extra expense to you unless you still have a valuable warranty , I wouldn't bother otherwise. .
You okorder ) It seems old fashioned but look-up the company. You may not be alone. I recently renovated my apartment here in nyc and one of the subcontractors made three different mistakes on the wooden floors over the course of the project. I'm patient (and wouldn't ever sue unless it truly couldn't be settled). I know it's after the fact, but always hold a percentage of the payment until you are satisfied. Put it in the contract. If they won't agree to that, it doesn't show much confidence. Since I had some leverage with the remaining balance, the contractor hired another flooring company to make it perfect.

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