Good grief!!!

Even the dog knows (hence his absence).

(And if this looks "better" than IRL, I just shudder!!!)

Much sympathy. Much.

So sorry! You've had enough!! Your floor is pretty, though.

are they all BLIND???

what's the deal with them? make 'em do it over. right this time.

Well, the DH just got off the phone with the floor guy (who is decent). He admitted the error. There is still work to do on the house (structural in the living room and then a new floor needs to go down there too).

For now I think we have just had enough, so the floor guy offered to re-do it FOC when the new bit in the living room goes down. It will all match that way. We'll move out when that happens. He also offered an additional discount on the new floor for the trouble. So that is that. Poor floor. New wood, re-sanded twice in the first year.

I think maybe I'll make it a point to pick up the stain and finish myself next time, just to make sure.

Do you ever get the feeling that some houses are just jinxed?

Ug. At least the floor guy is trying to make it right. Just knowing that should help the feelings of ARGHHH!

They should correct their mistake. Simple as that.

However, I like the new floor better :) I am partial to glossy, red floors ( i have high gloss bloodwood floors)

Thanks for the support everyone. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

Fori, I agree. It does help quite a bit.

Pharaoh, I have nothing against glossy red floors. They just happen to close in on this space and make it feel small and dark. That feeling doesn't come across in the photos, and we tried so hard to get the details right to avoid just that.

Arghh! Ruby, I feel your pain. I was explicit (or so I thought) with our GC about how I did NOT want high gloss, shiny floors (nice look but not for our old house). After assurances that they would be "satin" - this is what we got...

He wasn't too happy with the fact that I wanted them redone, but there was no way I was going to settle for something I didn't want in the first place. Now, every time I see our beautiful matte floors with just the right sheen, I smile.

Here's a glimpse of the master bedroom floor after the floor "redo" and before we moved back in (reminds me I still need to take pix of what we did to the rest of the house when that darn kitchen was being built!)

So you are right to stick to your guns - you will be so happy. And as Fori said, at least he is doing right by you.

Deep breaths...:-)

Eliz

Oh my gosh Eliz, that is exactly what I am talking about! Thank you for posting those.

For now, it is deep breaths whenever we walk into those rooms, but at least it is an aesthetic and not a functional goof, and it will be corrected sooner or later.

Ruby,
I'm so sorry that happened to you. It's so frustrating when you know what you want, ask for what you want, but don't get what you want.

My neighbor built a new house and had wood floors throughout all 3 floors. They were sained and polyed and somehow the guys messed up and use a poly that didn't stick,...it started bubbling within a couple of months. They had to take their ENTIRE house full of furniture out, put it in storage, and leave for over a week while it was fixed. Imagine that!

As for your comment about "some houses are just jinxed,"
well, YES, I can totally relate. We bought our house knowing it needed a good amount of work, but, we NEVER imagined all the crazy things that would happen to us! For instance, this kitchen renovation we found a 17 foot, wide open, water-filled WELL under our kitchen floor! Then, when we thought it couldn't get any worse, our carpenter failed inspection twice (and had to be fired), the propane people failed inspection, and the plumber cut through the brand new electric by accident! Our house is most definitely jinxed for bad luck! But, we plow forward, knowing that eventually it will be exactly what we want it to be and we'll look back and laugh on all of these crazy moments.

Hopefully you'll be able to move on and soon have exactly what you've invisioned! GL!