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Had a $2,000 glue-up fail on a commercial job in Atlanta last spring because I rushed the subfloor prep
Me and my crew were behind schedule on a 4,000 sqft office buildout. The GC was breathing down our necks. So I skimped on the subfloor moisture test and just laid down the glue. 3 weeks later we had bubbles everywhere. Had to rip up a whole section and redo it. That mistake cost me way more than the time it woulda taken to wait for the test. Has anyone else had a big job go sideways from skipping a step you knew better than to skip?
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the_kim1mo ago
Damn that hurts just reading it. What kind of moisture test did you skip? Was it a basic calcium chloride test or the digital meter kind? I had a buddy lose a whole basketball court floor in Charlotte from the same thing, ended up paying for the concrete company's lawyer fees too.
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dianaanderson1mo ago
Nah, digital meters miss the sealer sometimes.
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the_xena1mo ago
Damn @the_kim paid for their lawyer fees too? Did the sealer fail or did the meter just not catch it?
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