Hello everybody, I just installed 3/4" x 3" Brazilian Cherry flooring throughout the 1st level of my home minus the 1/2 bath & kitchen. I subbed out the sanding & finishing to a contractor that my neighbor has worked with multiple times in the past. My neighbor is a contractor (as am I) & I know how he works. He pays really close attention to detail like myself so when he reccomended this guy I didn't hesitate to use him.
My questions are as follows: How smooth should the floor be? I was under the impression that you shouldn't feel any transitions between the boards as the floor is sanded as a whole. I can feel & see multiple places where boards are sitting proud of their neighbors. It's mostly noticible when the sun is glaring on it but you can see it from a standing position.
The finisher applied the poly to my flush mount registers & now the grills are stuck in place. I spoke with him & he said that he would stop by & pop them out so we'll see how that goes. Is this standard practice? They're in there pretty good & I'm not sure he can get them out without doing damage to the register or surrounding floor.
Where the floor transitions to my 1/2 bath, he didn't sand the floor down along the marble transition. This looks pretty bad in my opinion but I'm not sure he can fix it without re-sanding & re-finishing the entire floor.
Also, he didn't fill any of the gaps in the floor from bad milling. When I installed the floor, I tryed to keep them to a minimum. Can I fill these now after the fact?
There are also a lot of swirl marks that again can only be seen in a glare in the dining room but they're not there in other areas. This I can live with since I know I can't get a perfect finsih & wasn't expecting one but I know he could've done better since he did in other areas.
I just would like to know what is normal & what is not. Like I said, I know not to expect perfection I just don't have experience with site finished floors & don't really know what is acceptable & what is worth complaining about.
Thanks for any help, Jimmy
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