End of Tenancy Repairs … vinyl flooring

End of Tenancy Repairs … vinyl flooring

7:54 AM, 2nd December 2013, About 11 years ago 16

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I have a property that has been let to a DSS tenant which has now come to an end.

We had vinyl flooring in the kitchen and dinning room to which has been ripped from when they have moved their furniture (washing machine, fridge.. etc)

My question is, does any Landlord who lets to DSS tenant bother putting down vinyl in kitchens etc and have they experienced the same problem. My worry is if I spend the deposit doing the floor again this will just be ripped next time. End of Tenancy Repairs ... vinyl flooring

Any advice?

Andy


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Seamus Walsh

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12:12 PM, 15th February 2024, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by at 02/12/2013 - 10:02
Cushioned vinyl roll flooring is a terrible idea in a kitchen. Especially if the property is let unfurnished. White goods occasionally need to be moved around the room for maintenance or if a machine needs to be replaced and this is virtually impossible to do without causing damage to a floor that is 99% of the time only stuck down around the perimeter.
I'd challenge anyone to attempt to plumb in and replace a washing machine under a kitchen unit with vinyl flooring underneath without causing damage.
Rigid vinyl flooring is a different story. It's very hard wearing and not susceptible to tearing unlike vinyl roll or linoleum.
Anyone attempting to claim money back from a tenant for damaging a floor by simply trying to move appliances or furniture should be ashamed of themselves. You get the quality you pay for. Buy cheap, buy twice.

Old Mrs Landlord

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15:14 PM, 15th February 2024, About 10 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Jeremy Smith at 23/12/2013 - 12:00
Laminate flooring in a kitchen is fine until there is a leaking washing machine when the tenant is out all day or lets a prepay meter run out while on holiday. A defrosting fridge will lift and distort a laminate floor

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15:31 PM, 15th February 2024, About 10 months ago

just leave it as bare concrete - have you seen what they supply as standard in council houses IF anyone manages to secure one?
Lino in kitchens and bathrooms is the only thing they are 'expected' to supply, but very often not even that. The only legal requirement is the floor itself has to be level enough for the tenant to be able to cover themselves. They can apply for grants or loans to allow them to cover any floors they wish.
Tenants in this case often use carpet tiles to use as floor coverings. Cheap - easy to fit and if one gets damaged, easily replaceable. They don't put them under the white goods just on areas that are walked on.

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12:22 PM, 16th February 2024, About 10 months ago

I've never known vinyl flooring survive the replacement of a washing machine, which is why I always tile.

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18:36 PM, 18th February 2024, About 10 months ago

Legally, you have to provide floor covering for bathroom, toilets and Kitchen. Vinyl is so cheap that you could afford to replace it every time a tenant left. Laminate is more hard wearing and is still liable to damage if stuff is dragged over it. You pays your money you takes your choice (I went for vinyl in the toilet / bathroom and hard wearing floor tiles in the kitchen)

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11:03 AM, 26th February 2024, About 10 months ago

Advise tenants to use washing up liquid or a little baby oil at the feet of heavy set items prior to moving them, they will glide across a vinyl floor. 😊👍

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