Possible damage from handling or shipping, damage at the job site, or aggressive installation practices.
The center of the photo shows that the pattern is not properly aligned
The typical issue caused by improper installation, subfloor not level, or too large of an expanse without a transition.
Locally caused scratching
Wrinkle from moving appliances without protecting floor.
Indentation from a chair leg. Proper floor protectors will prevent this.
Delamination at the edge of a plank.
Seam iron actually melted the fibers of this olefin fiber Berber.
Screw through laminate inhibits floors' ability to float. This can cause the floor to buckle and separation of joints.
The typical issues caused by excessive moisture from below, standing water, improper cleaning, aggressive tapping during installation, or no moisture barrier.
Floor protector becomes floor destroyer once-solid grit becomes embedded in it.
A typical issue related to moisture (a spill or leak) let standing on the floor for too long.
The plywood subfloor seam is telegraphing through LVT flooring.
After adhesive oozes through seams, it turns black from contaminants.
This shows the damage done by pets urinating on a seam (believe it or not this is a common occurrence)
Typical issues from such things as improper installation subfloor not being flat, missing vapor barrier, or covering too large of an expanse without a transition.
Typical moisture related issue.
Improper nailing pattern. Staples are too far apart.
Floor locked in at ceramic tile transition in background.
Typical end lifting caused by inadequate expansion space.
Gapping occurring across the width of planks.
Finish peeling from the surface of planks
Straightedge and taper gauge identifies the amount of flatness variation.
Protruding nail wore through the surface of LVT flooring.
Damage to end of planks from aggressive installation tapping technique.
Wrinkles from shifting subfloor in a mobile home.
This is the typical look of a loop pile carpet that had no sealer applied to the seam.
Wrinkles - buckling from carpet that was not properly power-stretched
Moisture in the crawl space caused the floor to cup and buckle.
Open woven ends of backing are signs that the installer did not properly seal the seam edges.
The tufted pattern is no longer visible after foot traffic.
Subfloor seams telegraphing through vinyl flooring.
High Rows
Typical intertangling of fibers found in matting complaint
Chemical build-up from cleaning with wrong products.
Chair with roller wore through the entire plank.
Typical issues related to moisture imbalance usually due to the absence of a vapor barrier. Sometimes related to inadequate expansion space
Improperly sealed seam coming apart.
Locally caused gouge in the surface of vinyl flooring.
The typical issues caused by excessive moisture, improper cleaning, aggressive tapping during installation no moisture barrier.
Loop pulled from the backing of a Berber carpet
The carpet on one side of the seam is lighter/darker than the other side.
Engineered floor delaminating.
Planks with a different gloss level installed.
Typical damage from a locally caused event such as the dropping of a heavy item on to the surface of the floor.
Possible damage from handling or shipping, damage at the job site, or aggressive installation practices.
This is a large gap in the target seam.
Plank surface damaged from water intrusion
Joints too close together affect the stability of laminate flooring and ultimately cause damage to the locking profiles.
Tear on the surface of the vinyl floor from refrigerator damage.
Corner of planked chipped from heavy rolling traffic across the floor.
The floating floor came apart in the middle of the room.
Delamination caused by constant roller traffic across the joint.