LVT fitted short / messy?? Advice please??
We just had an LVT floor fitted by a bathroom firm. It all looked really nice at first but spotted some things which don't look right ..
The main one is that it looks like it's been fitted "short" to the door threshold, it was the existing threshold and I don't think they've replaced it. It's not much but it means that the threshold "flexes" and has already caused minor damage to the tile edge. My worry is that it looks like a full tile so not sure how they could replace / repair it??
There's also a couple of places where it hasn't been cut neatly and filled with silicone.
Is this a reasonable standard - I don't think so but looking for a "pro" view before going back and asking for repair work if required.
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Actually I do have 1 pic, I took pictures of the old bathroom to send to a fitter when we were getting quotes. Not that clear though
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