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To ask the fitters to stop fitting my floor today

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 05:54

So this situation is absolutely ridiculous and I am perfectly aware that my pregnancy hormones are clouding my judgement here and I'm in an incredibly fortunate position, but I could really be doing with some urgent WWYD advice as I am so stressed over this. I am 33 weeks pregnant and have moved into a complete renovation project (not ideal I realise!). The last few weeks since I got the keys I've had to make a lot of quick (expensive) decisions re the design of the house to allow me to get in to it before the baby's born. I'd thought that would be really fun and exciting, but I'm actually really starting to feel pretty stressed over the whole thing and no longer trust my own judgement. I'm becoming quite teary and doubting every decision I make. One of the major outlays has been flooring. It accounts for a significant lump sum of the budget and the fitters started work yesterday and will complete today. As soon as I saw the flooring down it looked completely different from I had thought it would from when I saw it in the shop. I did immediately mention this to the fitters but they assured me it was the correct one. I'm not blaming anyone else here but me, as I do appreciate flooring looks different in natural/ artificial light etc but I immediately hated it. It really looks nothing like I thought it would. They are about halfway done. Should I call the shop and ask them to stop and at least try to salvage some of the unused packets of flooring? (It's herringbone design and there's a LOT of it as the floor space is massive) or should I let them finish and suck it up and not lose thousands of £?) I'm so angry at myself for making the wrong choice and of course I'm not suggesting that I don't pay for the flooring or wiggle out of fitting fees etc. I also realise this is causing me way more distress than it should- my hormones are all over the place.

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HTruffle · 25/04/2023 05:58

Oh no that sounds really stressful and the kind of thing I would do!

Do you think it will look any different when the walls are done, sofa on top, rugs, etc? Sometimes it can be really hard to tell and when the rest of the room is done it looks completely normal.

Kay286 · 25/04/2023 06:01

I love herringbone ! Can you post a pic maybe some reassurance will help ? I also think seeing half done jobs isnt a true reflection of the finished result when you have lovely rugs down and all your furniture in it will come together lovely ! X pregnancy emotions are hard and u e been there half way through thinking reno think it what have I done … but the final result is beautiful.

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:02

HTruffle · 25/04/2023 05:58

Oh no that sounds really stressful and the kind of thing I would do!

Do you think it will look any different when the walls are done, sofa on top, rugs, etc? Sometimes it can be really hard to tell and when the rest of the room is done it looks completely normal.

The main issue is I thought it was a really really neutral pale wood- but in real life it looks really grey toned- a colour I really wanted to avoid. The boxes even say 'silver' on them (the sample really didn't look like that at all!)

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catinthesunshine · 25/04/2023 06:03

Are you sure they’ve used the right one?

gamerchick · 25/04/2023 06:04

But if you ask them to stop you're going to lose the floor that's already been put down and will have to fork out all over again won't you?

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:05

So picture 1 is what I thought it would be like and 2 is it down- I thought it would be more of a bleached natural tone.

To ask the fitters to stop fitting my floor today
To ask the fitters to stop fitting my floor today
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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:06

gamerchick · 25/04/2023 06:04

But if you ask them to stop you're going to lose the floor that's already been put down and will have to fork out all over again won't you?

Yes that's right and I also don't even know if they'd take the unused stuff back as an exchange or not :(

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MuffinToSeeHere · 25/04/2023 06:06

I think honestly it's more sensible to suck it up even if you hate it. You're not really realistically going to save much money if you ask them to stop now as you will still have to pay them and you've already had half the flooring put down so all you'll get back is possibly a refund on some of the boxes.

A safe level complete floor you hate is much better than no floor at all. Don't cancel unless you're 100% sure this will be rectified and new flooring fitted before your baby arrives.

Kay286 · 25/04/2023 06:06

Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:02

The main issue is I thought it was a really really neutral pale wood- but in real life it looks really grey toned- a colour I really wanted to avoid. The boxes even say 'silver' on them (the sample really didn't look like that at all!)

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@Ncfgjdo surely you can place the sample next to it and see if they are same in the light and check in your order form what the flooring you ordered was called ?

Username24680 · 25/04/2023 06:07

Don’t panic just yet @Ncfgjdo. Obviously double and triple check that it’s definitely the correct flooring.

We viewed our current house and I remember LOVING the floor and making a huge deal to DH about how we wouldn’t need to do anything to it etc. Roll on a few months later when we got the keys - we walked in and my heart sank 😳😅 I absolutely HATED the floor! It looked a completely different colour to what I remembered.
We didn’t have time to do anything about it so had to just move straight in and I’m so thankful for that because if I’d been given half a chance in that moment it would have been ripped straight out 🙈 but actually, once we’d painted and our furniture was in, it was perfect!

Would you like to show a picture of the flooring and your decor plan? Maybe we can reassure you?

lovemelongtime · 25/04/2023 06:07

Did you get the name written on your quotation? Check it's the same.
Failing that could you call them as soon as they open and ask for advice, explain the situation.

crabsaremisunderstood · 25/04/2023 06:07

I’m not usually a fan of grey tones but I really like that flooring and don’t think it looks too harshly grey at all! More a neutral colour than anything.

What colour schemes will you have going on in that room OP? Once you’ve got all your furniture and a lovely rug to soften it, hopefully you will feel differently. Ripping it up now would mean you have to pay again surely? So it makes sense to leave it and see whether it grows on you!

Cantthinkofaname2203 · 25/04/2023 06:08

I don’t think it looks grey or silver at all 😀

it’s lovely. Very neutral and will go with any decor.

Summerslimtime · 25/04/2023 06:11

It looks lovely, but check the order and the boxes say Ravello, as it does look slightly different, but definitely not proper grey.

TheOpenRoad · 25/04/2023 06:11

The floor is gorgeous! I think you should go ahead, see how it is with furniture and artwork and you might find you like it. If after a year you still don't like it, you can have it sanded and varnished in a different shade.

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:13

Summerslimtime · 25/04/2023 06:11

It looks lovely, but check the order and the boxes say Ravello, as it does look slightly different, but definitely not proper grey.

See this is the thing- the boxes don't mention anything about the name or branding- it just says something about 'silver' herringbone, which I definitely didn't think it was at the time!

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AlwaysAnonymous · 25/04/2023 06:13

Hi OP I could’ve written this post four months ago! Same situation as you, third trimester, renovating a house and getting some of the essential rooms done before Christmas and baby’s arrival. Ordered an oak flooring, loved the sample, hated it when it was put down… would walk into the room at multiple times a day to try to convince myself in different lights that it didn’t look as bad! What made it worse is my dad and partner spent hours, working until 9pm most nights after work to get it done and I didn’t have the heart to tell them I hated it! 4 months on the ‘orange’ and ‘yellow’ shades I tried to avoid (and that I obsessed over) I can no longer see; it just looks like wood! But in that third trimester I completely get where you’re coming from, you almost become obsessive over every tiny detail, especially when it’s an expensive purchase.

I guess my point is that if you’re maybe 50/50 with the colour I would go ahead and with time you may learn to love it. If you absolutely hate it then the flooring shop will refund the unopened boxes but the opened / used flooring is a cost you can’t recoup. A more drastic measure would be (if it’s engineered / solid wood) to stain it but I think this can be a massive faff as you need to sand it back before staining.

GoodChat · 25/04/2023 06:15

Have you got your printed quote? does it say a colour on there?

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:16

lovemelongtime · 25/04/2023 06:07

Did you get the name written on your quotation? Check it's the same.
Failing that could you call them as soon as they open and ask for advice, explain the situation.

Yes but the boxes seem to be almost unbranded- they just say 'silver' herringbone. I think I will call as soon as they open this morning- just to see what their advice is.

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moonspiral · 25/04/2023 06:16

Summerslimtime · 25/04/2023 06:11

It looks lovely, but check the order and the boxes say Ravello, as it does look slightly different, but definitely not proper grey.

This. Also at this stage I think I'd just live with it if it is the correct floor. And try it with warm light bulbs.

Halfaminute · 25/04/2023 06:17

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confusedlots · 25/04/2023 06:17

I actually much prefer the flooring you have down, it looks great. I think the one in the shop has too much of an orange tone.

Twiglets1 · 25/04/2023 06:17

I would check with the shop that it is the right floor - Magnet once put the wrong floor down when putting in a fitted kitchen for us and we didn't notice until we got home as had gone out for a trip when the floor went down (big mistake!)
If it is the right floor, I think I would just accept it and I agree with others, it isn't too grey.

RBKB · 25/04/2023 06:18

This literally happened to me. Down to the colour and style! The money is spent OP...they will charge you anyway I think. I loved my floor once down. I HATED it as they started laying it. I would give it a week then decide if you want to raise it with the company.

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Ncfgjdo · 25/04/2023 06:20

GoodChat · 25/04/2023 06:15

Have you got your printed quote? does it say a colour on there?

Yes but it just says 'Ravello' with the colour as 'Belstaff' and the box seems to be unbranded (it just says silver herringbone)

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