# Scratches on floor **URL:** \ **Category:** Tenant Discussion\ **Created:** [26 March 2025 13:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157 "2025-03-26T13:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stephen95](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/stephen95/32/27938_2.png) [@Stephen95](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Stephen95)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 13:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/1 "2025-03-26T13:52:13Z")
Is this normal wear and tear it’s from a lamp that fell off over kinda pissed ![IMG_4881](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/openrent/original/3X/f/9/f93616e7cb651a0391f36875490f2c3367195d27.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mark10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mark10/32/11325_2.png) [@Mark10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Mark10)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 14:04 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/2 "2025-03-26T14:04:27Z")
Fell over and then tap danced on? ---
**Author:** ![Stephen95](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/stephen95/32/27938_2.png) [@Stephen95](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Stephen95)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 14:18 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/3 "2025-03-26T14:18:36Z")
I have pictures of the lamp too ![IMG_4882](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/openrent/original/3X/0/1/01feabb93a9e3ab948635c6d3fda964a3ce90fae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Stephen95](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/stephen95/32/27938_2.png) [@Stephen95](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Stephen95)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 14:20 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/4 "2025-03-26T14:20:19Z")
lol what happened it was the lamp, it was next to my couch at the time so I bumped it and fell over but somehow it messed up the bottom that’s why the floor looks bad. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Z](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/a_z/32/450_2.png) [@A\_Z](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/A_Z)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 15:44 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/5 "2025-03-26T15:44:15Z")
I would not class that as normal wear and tear It looks like something sharp has been dragged across the floor ---
**Author:** ![Karl11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/karl11/32/35316_2.png) [@Karl11](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Karl11)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 16:44 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/6 "2025-03-26T16:44:43Z")
Agreed, not normal wear & tear. what type of flooring is it, Vinyl, or a kardean type tile? If the latter, hopefully whoever installed (maybe the Landlord) kept the spares, and a few tiles can be easily replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Colin3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/colin3/32/450_2.png) [@Colin3](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Colin3)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 16:48 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/7 "2025-03-26T16:48:58Z")
That is not easily fixed in the middle of a floor ---
**Author:** ![Karl11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/karl11/32/35316_2.png) [@Karl11](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Karl11)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 17:00 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/8 "2025-03-26T17:00:18Z")
If its Kardean type tiles, very easy to replace if you have spares. ---
**Author:** ![Nilesh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/nilesh/32/515_2.png) [@Nilesh](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Nilesh)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 20:35 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/9 "2025-03-26T20:35:14Z")
Been here before several times. LL can only charge for the cost of repairing the specific area that has been damaged (not wear and tear). If an extended area due to length of tiles or boards has to be replaced then that is a grey area. Probably worth checking with whichever deposit scheme you use. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [24 June 2025 20:35 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/scratches-on-floor/80157/10 "2025-06-24T20:35:49Z")
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