Does Magnesite Have To Be Removed?

It is not uncommon for a strata committee to try to bully a property owner (especially a new one who is not familiar with strata laws) out of having their Magnesite Removed. Strata committees often bully clients into installing new flooring systems over Magnesite Flooring.

Often lying and saying that it is in:
– Fine condition
– Does not need to be removed
– Safe to have a new flooring system installed on
– All of the above factors are simply not true

Although when this happens, the flooring system fails, strata will not be paying for the removal and re-purchase, and re-installation of your new flooring system! So be careful not to get bullied or scammed into thinking that it is safe to leave your Magnesite subfloor down before installing a new flooring system.

Concrete Cancer must be repaired prior to Floor Levelling and also prior to your new flooring system being installed.

These are just a few of the reasons why it’s never safe to install a new flooring system without removing the magnesite first:
– Due to manufactures guidelines you will not receive any form of warranty on your new flooring system that is being installed on top of the Magnesite Flooring.

– Due to the instability of the Magnesite Flooring, no Flooring Company or Flooring Contractor will give you any warranty on the Flooring System that they install. Most will refuse to do the job altogether.

– There is no way to see how much damage has occurred underneath the magnesite, this may massively increase the cost of repairs in the future as the issue has been ignored, which will rapidly make the issue worse and it can also become a major safety issue.

– The slab can become weakened and may need to be replaced. If the ceiling downstairs is cracking, then the upper and bottom layers of steel are rusted, and the entire slab (full thickness) may need replacing.