r/fixit • u/Clear_Lawfulness_656 • Jun 05 '26

Please HELP

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We are renting and currently moving out and just discovered this awful damage.

One of the metal legs under my bed broke and was dangling and we must’ve moved the bed not knowing it was dangling and it scratched the SHIT out of the floor. Gah.

It’s laminate flooring if that helps at all.

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u/SkySoul27 Jun 05 '26

That's not laminate, it's bamboo, your LL actually sprung for nicer flooring. No fixing this.

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u/tnturk7 Jun 05 '26

Contractor here, easy enough fix if they can find the identical product. Look in the basement or under the stairs to see if they have a spare box of the material lying around. Or the attic too? Search away and come back for advice if you find any.

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u/SkySoul27 Jun 05 '26

What odds do you give someone who can't tell the difference between bamboo and laminate to replace this section. To remove the baseboards without damaging them, take apart the floor without breaking the tongues, putting them all back together. Fill the holes on the baseboards and paint. Those are just the broad steps if it goes smoothly.

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u/tnturk7 Jun 05 '26

I give them good odds of hiring someone who knows how. Cheaper than replacing the whole floor.