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