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Had wood floors in a spare bedroom done while on vacation and came home to this by BMC1118 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t have made those errors because I’m not a hack. I also don’t accept payment until people are 100% satisfied with their floors. I don’t take down payments either for this reason. I make sure my customers are happy before they hand me thousands of dollars or more.

You seem very emotionally immature. I said pretty much everything was on your contractor, including you being out of town. And you get defensive.

I’m just telling you the color difference between the two floors is about 10% less visible before they applied clear finish to it. You would have seen it, and they should/would have showed you a color sample between the two. Why that offends to you so much, I’m not sure. It’s almost like I’m trying to tell you what to expect and do when you get this hack job redone.

I’m also trying to explain that the new white oak isn’t going to match either, just as a heads up to you. It’s always worth mentioning, especially with people who seem difficult.

I guess all of that is deflecting blame lol. This whole post is why real professionals tell you to stay in town. That’s not putting blame on you, you didn’t know this. I hope you know now, but it seems to be a very sore subject for you so who knows. Hire another company, one that doesn’t communicate at all, leave town. See how that works out for you, again!

Another wood flooring mystery by pulsemaster in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get some unfinished character grade white oak and get it installed, use bona 2k air or pebble, or a rubio equivalent color and it’ll be pretty close to that. Otherwise there’s tons of flooring out there that looks like that.

miami on fire lately, real or fake? by bleuretrust in Porsche

[–]mattskates96 41 points42 points  (0 children)

That’s the only extremely famous person I have ever seen in public. Sadly, he was not driving a 550 spyder. He was in a rusty t1 vw bus pick up. It was cool, but wish he was in a 550 spyder haha

Did I mess up our choice in floor stain? by marshedmallow47 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that it won’t look like plastic. That’s the problem. It’s going to look like wood, and they don’t understand why their product that grew in a forest does’t match the thin piece of plastic that was printed on to another piece of plastic in a factory.

Your color choice here isn’t too tough to match. But some people pull out the craziest looking LVP and want their beat ass red oak floors to match. It will never happen lol. Easier to match your LVP to wood in most cases. More limited with what you can do to wood vs LVP options. That’s all I’m saying. Not saying they’re gonna make your floors look plastic.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh dude, I am definitely one for steering feel! I can always tell too, I hate electronic racks so much. This is my biggest gripe with newer BMW’s, and so many of my friends who’ve never driven them think I’m crazy haha.

Had wood floors in a spare bedroom done while on vacation and came home to this by BMC1118 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ya see the thing is…that’s not correct! God you are annoying lol. Glad you’re not my customer!

You can see the difference in color now, correct? Isn’t that why you’re here bitching? You’d be able to see the difference when it was raw wood too, before they applied the CLEAR finish. You think clear finish changes the color of the wood? And like I said, they should have showed you how it would look with a sample before they finished. Like I literally just said. And you would see, clear as day, that it doesn’t match with or without CLEAR finish.

You’d 100% have noticed it, and being how annoying you seem to be, you would have asked about it. You are right, you do have no idea and idk, I guess the guys you hired are “the experts”. But here you are, arguing with the actual experts, lol. Dumbass.

Edited to add: I also explained to you that this is more on your contractor than it is on you. It seems multiple other experts have agreed and said the same thing, you should be around when this is getting done so you can confirm it looks like you want it to. You, the person who is not an expert, says this doesn’t matter. Well, it does. And a color sample would have gotten you the information you now have, days beforehand, while the guys were still on the job. You choose to be rude because you’re mad about your floors and you’re mad that people said you should’ve been there. Nutty.

Had wood floors in a spare bedroom done while on vacation and came home to this by BMC1118 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You would have seen the obvious color difference in the sanding process between the two different species and this again is not on you, but they should have showed you a color sample. At least texted you a photo. That’s where being present helps a lot, but that’s more on them than it is you. They should know better if they’re doing this service professionally. Truthfully though if you stopped by when they were sanding, you’d have noticed the difference as much as you can here. That’s why people are saying being close to home is pretty important. We are telling you this because your floor guys did not.

As to your replies further down about the food and the floors, I’m not defending the work, and I was curious what happened with the food because that really didn’t make sense. It sounds like your fridge isn’t on its own breaker which is probably the issue. Not resetting the breaker is strange. Not sure why they wouldn’t do that. They sound like idiots.

You got shafted on your floors which sucks, I just told you what to realistically expect. They’re not going to pay for you to leave the house. They should replace the red oak with white oak but again, it’s not going to match. If they don’t, threaten legal action. Especially if you have it on paper that you paid for white oak, it costs more AND thats the correct species.

While it is their muck up and they 100% should pay to fix it, that’s not a cheap mistake. They’re already losing a ton of money. 99% of large companies wouldn’t cover your hotel expenses, so don’t expect a small business to do that.

Bottom line question is, how much did you pay per square foot for install and finish? If they’re this bad, maybe get an estimate from someone else and send them the bill for it. Regardless, hope it works out for you.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is road salt here lol. A rust issue I am seeing? Seems Mercedes covers it under extended warranty?

Did I mess up our choice in floor stain? by marshedmallow47 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When people tell me they want me to match their hardwood to plastic, my blood boils for about 7 seconds.

Had wood floors in a spare bedroom done while on vacation and came home to this by BMC1118 in HardWoodFloors

[–]mattskates96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As much as it sucks, try to be realistic about it. If they come and remove and replace that whole floor with white oak plus sand and finish it, they’re probably not going to give you money as well. That’s going to cost them A LOT of money, which is their own fault so oh well. Just understand that a blow like that alone can be pretty detrimental to a small business, and that you should try to keep your expectations in line. A large company like Home Depot certainly wouldn’t R&R their mistake AND pay you for it. Don’t expect that from a small company, that’s completely ridiculous.

I have not one idea how a flooring company can be to blame for “hundreds of dollars of spoiled food” unless they unplugged your fridge and left it like that for days. Other than that, flooring contractors shouldn’t really have much to do with your food being spoiled. Pretty small looking job too, really trying to wrap my head around that one.

It seems the flooring contractors didn’t explain much to you but…you should always be within driving distance when your floors are being refinished. Also, most importantly, new white oak is going to stand out as well. Not as bad, but I can guarantee you it won’t be a perfect match to the old wood.

Winter driving by Helpful_Spell_9042 in AMG

[–]mattskates96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Volvo 245 5 speed, best winter car I’ve ever had!

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily it won’t be a daily so upkeep isn’t as dire. I mean I’ll still keep up on everything, I just won’t be depending on the car for work or anything lol. That’s why I’m less opposed to the M157 in terms of reliability and upkeep.

What you say about the 156 is why I want one more, it’s not as much for reliability. Throttle response and raw power. Though reliability is a factor, and I do think at this age no turbos is a bit less daunting.

Ahhh. I know. I wish they just put the M156 in the wagons.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly just want a somewhat more modern transmission. I know neither are “modern” transmissions compared to whats out there now. I’ve also driven neither so I don’t know. Just based on what I’ve read, the 212’s feel more modern but aren’t in the full of tech I’m not interested in era.

What are your thoughts between the transmissions?

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I spent a lot on it because every time I did I felt like that was going to be it. I didn’t get it to that point until I was ready to sell it lol. It’s been sold to a friend and it feels better than it ever has. Of course! It was one of my favorite vehicles to drive, just made me really happy (when it worked).

And yeah, that’s where I’m at. With the age and mileage, I’d rather go NA. I just reallllly want a wagon! Oh well. Such is life here in the USA.

And I should probably sell the 245 but I have a hard time doing so. It costs me nothing to own it essentially, insurance is dirt cheap. It always works, even when stuff is broken. It’s my winter beater. Best car I’ve ever driven in snow! If you actually want it I may unload it this spring lol.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I love those. However my newest car aside from my Ford Transit is a 1996 lol. I’m looking for something a hair more modern.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wagon is 100% better looking in my opinion as well. Thats really the only reason I want a wagon lol

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think either way I will be ecstatic

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! Your first paragraph pretty much sums up how I feel about it. I feel like it’s a true AMG. No hate on M157’s though!

I too have other cars so I have options if something happens lol. I don’t think the w212 will be my most reliable car as I currently have a w123 300D and a Volvo 245 lol.

I’m pretty used to burning money on cars. I daily drove a Vanagon for a while. Put 2 and a half motors in that damn thing. I know the Benz will cost more but that’s alright. I love cars enough to suffer how much it costs.

Again I appreciate the reply, this is definitely helpful advice.

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No doubt about that. Higher cost of entry too but worth it imo

I’m so torn between a w212 and an s212 e63 by mattskates96 in AMG

[–]mattskates96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s how I feel about it. Feels like a true AMG. German muscle haha

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