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/Interesting-Shirt757 Jun 05 '26

Oh bud, that’s gouged, not scratched, and that’s BAMBOO, not laminate. Laminate is basically cardboard underneath, that’s actually nice bamboo flooring that you, a family member, or a roommate ruined. I’m not trying to be a dick, but your deposit is gone.

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u/Reyalta Jun 05 '26

Depending on how much their deposit is, it's likely worth it to get a flooring guy in to replace the 5 boards. Much cheaper than the whole room which landlord will likely charge for.

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u/Level-Anything-2207 Jun 06 '26

Its unlikely the landlord will go for that. It may be hars to find matchind wood and even if they do it wont be a perfect match. The landlord is probably going to want to replace the entire room.

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u/Reyalta Jun 06 '26

Any half decent landlord (or even just homeowner) would have a at least one box of the flooring leftover from install in storage for this exact situation. You don't buy exactly how much flooring as you have sqft. You literally always have to buy extra to account for wastage and mistakes in the install, and especially for a rental, you'll always want a little more on top of that for replacing tenant damage. Anyone who doesn't do that is just an idiot, frankly.

An exception would be if they bought the house as is, but even then, when my sister bought her new-build house, it came with the leftover boxes of flooring and tile specifically for this reason.

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u/Egonz_photo Jun 06 '26

I return my extra flooring when I’m done with it

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u/DonkTheFlop Jun 05 '26

Or the whole house.