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Hardwood floors refinished

I hired a company that refinishes hardwood floors to do my living/ diningroom. In my living room, theres an approx 3 ft section of the floor where u can see that the previous owners had replaced the wood. When this current company sanded down my floors, it was all the same color. When I asked him to stain the entire 2 rooms, he gave me a price that I didn't want to pay, so I told him just polyeury- thene it. But when he put the poly on it, the 3 ft section came up a totally different color. 99% of the floor is a Brazilian cherry color; the 3 ft section is a light blond gold color. I didn't stop him at the time bcuz he had already put the poly on it, & I didn't think there was anything I could do about it. I shelled out $1,400.00 for this. After thinking it over for week or so, I called him back to see if he would come back & stain the 1 section the same color (or as close as possible) and I would pay for the stain and the poly. He wants to charge me another $200-300.00 for that. I don't think I should have to pay that amount for a 3 ft section. He knows woods & how they react to stain, I don't. I thought he s/h told me b-4 he poly'd what the floor would look like (it's 2 diff woods). Do I have a chance to win if I sue?


Asked on 12/06/07, 5:32 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Roger Traversa Arjont Group (Law Office of Roger Traversa)

Re: Hardwood floors refinished

You asked about repaying for rework to a floor.

What seems obvious to one may not seem obvious to another. Just based on the facts you presented it seems that the workman's offer is very decent.

It was not an error of the workman that caused the problem but rather your problem with the price of the work you originally contemplated.

Pay the money, get the work done and forget about it. It doesn't sound as if you are getting hosed, and may in fact be getting a very good deal.

Regards,

Roger

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Answered on 12/07/07, 12:02 am
Daniel Cevallos Cevallos & Wong, LLP

Re: Hardwood floors refinished

Sure, if you want to take the day off and go to Small Claims court over $200, you should definitely go do it.

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Answered on 12/06/07, 5:39 pm


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