I'm living on the 2nd floor of a flat and the chipboard flooring under the carpet in my bedroom is starting to give way. The carpet has a number of indentations between the joists where the chipboard has gone soft.
The problem is, I am quite overweight at 155kg and the owner is blaming me for the damage to the floor and is wanting me to assist in paying towards the floor to being replaced. I have been here 6 months and I have never jumped up and down in the room. I've never danced in the room. Never spilt liquid on the floor or left a window open to let rain in.
The house was built in 1988 and my understanding is that the chipboard flooring that was used at that time was rated to 400kg, so my weight of 155kg should not be a problem.
Does anyone out there think I should be paying for these repairs?
The problem is, I am quite overweight at 155kg and the owner is blaming me for the damage to the floor and is wanting me to assist in paying towards the floor to being replaced. I have been here 6 months and I have never jumped up and down in the room. I've never danced in the room. Never spilt liquid on the floor or left a window open to let rain in.
The house was built in 1988 and my understanding is that the chipboard flooring that was used at that time was rated to 400kg, so my weight of 155kg should not be a problem.
Does anyone out there think I should be paying for these repairs?
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