We recently had the wood floors refinished in a house we bought but haven't moved into yet. The contractor finished applying the oil-based polyurethane around 10 o'clock. At around 11 our neighbor (adjoining townhouse) called - apparently- 911 to complain about the smell. The fire department came and let themselves into our house through an upstairs window, and trampled all over the house leaving bootmarks in the finish.
I asked the contractor for an immediate estimate on reparing the damage. We are moving in in 2 days, with 3 dogs, and would like to have it all squared away.
Questions:
1. How difficult will this be to repair? Can I rent a buffing machine and slap on some polyurethane myself and expect a half-decent result? Or would bootmarks likely require resanding, etc.? I don't need it to be perfect, just presentable.
2. What responsibility does the contractor have? Clearly the neighbor overreacted, and the FD overstepped, but they should have ventilated the house during/after the job. Right?
Thanks for any help!
I asked the contractor for an immediate estimate on reparing the damage. We are moving in in 2 days, with 3 dogs, and would like to have it all squared away.
Questions:
1. How difficult will this be to repair? Can I rent a buffing machine and slap on some polyurethane myself and expect a half-decent result? Or would bootmarks likely require resanding, etc.? I don't need it to be perfect, just presentable.
2. What responsibility does the contractor have? Clearly the neighbor overreacted, and the FD overstepped, but they should have ventilated the house during/after the job. Right?
Thanks for any help!