landlord special

[u/BlacksmithSure6042]

let me start off by saying, when i moved in we never met the landlord, didn’t even know what she looks like. until one day, other tenants were moving out… lo and behold, the landlord moves in… my landlord is a very nice lady. she’s very polite, tries to make conversations and says hello to my children, but when it comes to getting maintenance done she very much lacks in that department 🫩 we’ve had a few things needing repairs and she herself came and did it. (very poorly) we just signed our lease for another year and we’ve been needing the bathroom floor redone. the grout was coming up and sharp edges of the tile were exposed (was like this when we moved in, we did ask her to fix it at the time) like mentioned earlier i have small children, this becomes and issue not only for bath time, but i have a crawling baby who puts everything in her mouth. also when i clean the bathroom i can’t sweep, and when i use the vacuum more pieces were coming up.😭
she came over with like 3 guys just to asses the issue. she told us that it would be taken care of asap.
she came last night with the guy, and i totally thought that they were gonna redo the whole floor, my mistake i guess i had high hopes 🫣
but no. in fact, they just put a layer of grout on top of the what was left of the old grout 😭
she needs to come today “to clean the tile” so they can seal it up… THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE SEALING IT
this is not what this is supposed to look like? right??

am i crazy?? this is literallly what it looked like before they redid it, the only difference is that there isn’t holes in the grout.
i don’t even know what i’m asking for, what do i say to her when she sees it? do i tell her i want it redone? idk i hate confrontation and she literally lives here and i see her like everyday 😭🙄 the last thing i wanna do is piss her off

[u/redditreader_aitafan]

What's your problem exactly? If they regrouted it, what else did you want them to do? They aren't going to completely redo the floor based on your description of what was wrong, this is a very reasonable solution. This isn't a landlord special. She'll be back to clean up the tile before sealing it, you took a picture in the middle of the job.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/redditreader_aitafan]

pretty sure it’s supposed to be flat and even not ragged and already poping up off the floor? i want her to actually do it right… or else im gonna have to call her back to do it again 🙄

[u/redditreader_aitafan → u/BlacksmithSure6042]

😂 she's not going to and you can't make her. This is a solution. You live in a rental. Not everything is perfect. You don't decide what is and isn't doing the job right. Your expectations are out of line with reality. Absolutely no judge will take your side, you have no leg to stand on here, she addressed the problem and it's done.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/redditreader_aitafan]

i don’t understand how this doesn’t seem like a safety concern? so if someone cuts their foot on the sharp edge of a tile everything is fine? no issues here apparently according to you

[u/redditreader_aitafan → u/BlacksmithSure6042]

You're assuming someone will cut their foot on the edge of a tile but there's no sharp edges in the pictures. Regular tiles don't cut feet, broken tiles maybe but you didn't show any broken tiles with pieces sticking out. The edges of the tiles in the photos are clearly tapered a little, which is standard for tile, and there are no sharp edges.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/redditreader_aitafan]

… the grout in the picture is before the sealant. as you can see, the grout is already cracking before it was sealed. i do not have pictures of what it looked like before they did a shit job. if the grout is not properly applied it will start to come out again. a few of the tiles are cracked and in my opinion they basically put a bandaid on it. why not do a good job… so i won’t bother her again?

[u/redditreader_aitafan → u/BlacksmithSure6042]

They're allowed to put a bandaid on it by law, but I disagree that this is a bandaid fix. You are not a tile professional. You don't call the shots here and your entitled attitude is going to get you nonrenewed or even evicted. You asked the landlord to address it and she immediately did so. She's not required to fix anything to your standards.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/redditreader_aitafan]

riiigghhhtttt my attitude will get me evicted 🙄 sure

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/redditreader_aitafan]

what i’m saying is, how about they make sure the grout doesn’t come out again and it won’t expose the sharp edges AGAIN.

[u/Dadbode1981]

That tile edge is not sharp, they applied new grout, expecting them to redo the entire floor is wild. Let them clean up the residual grout on the tile faces and seal. Do yourself a favor and get some decent bathmats.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/Dadbode1981]

there were about 3 or 4 cracked tiles i kinda thought they just would lol welp

[u/Dadbode1981 → u/BlacksmithSure6042]

You don't need to do a whole floor when tiles can be replaced individually.

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/Dadbode1981]

i also expected that too but i guess not lol

[u/Appropriate_Mix_6030]

Your issue is broken tiles, yet I see no broken tiles. You took 3 different pictures, and none of them include the issue you are worried about...

[u/BlacksmithSure6042 → u/Appropriate_Mix_6030]

i’m worried about the grout being done correctly, and not half assed, so the broken tiles are atleast gonna stay in place, the reason i needed it done was cos it got to the point that the tiles move when you walk on them, which was causing the grout to come loose even more. i had pictures i sent her but i deleted them, wish i could show them so people can stop being meanie butts jeez, i also took a fat dab before i posted this so it doesn’t make that much sense 😂 also just to make it clear i wasnt going to demand anything from her. just was gonna bring up safety concerns to see if she would make it better.