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Warning: Don't trust the 'clean subfloor' promise on a flip house job
I was installing in a flipped house in Mesa last Tuesday, and the homeowner swore the subfloor was ready. I pulled up the old carpet pad and found about a hundred old staples and nail heads they just left in. I mean, it took me and my helper an extra hour and a half with our hammers and pliers to get them all out before we could even think about the tack strip. Has anyone else run into this kind of shortcut from flippers? What's your go-to move when the prep work is a total lie?
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abbyd368d ago
Ready" my foot, that's just flipper code for "you get to play a fun game of find the sharp metal." My back hurts just thinking about it.
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betty_barnes8d ago
Come on, it's just a few screws. How bad can it really be? I've opened up a few things before and it's mostly just plastic clips and ribbon cables. The scary metal bits are usually tucked away where you won't touch them. People make it sound like you're defusing a bomb.
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