# The Remodel That Failed Before It Was Finished **URL:** \ **Category:** Construction Fails\ **Created:** [January 9, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971 "2026-01-09T17:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThomasWood](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/thomaswood/32/12461_2.png) [@ThomasWood](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/ThomasWood)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/1 "2026-01-09T17:54:07Z")
During a home office renovation in Springfield, Missouri, everything looked fine until the first heavy rain. Water crept under the new flooring and warped it within days. The failure was not the flooring itself. The contractor skipped proper moisture testing and ignored drainage outside the foundation. The problem existed before the renovation but was never addressed. Construction fails often come from what gets overlooked, not what gets installed. Ignoring existing conditions turns a clean remodel into an expensive redo. A successful renovation starts with fixing the past, not covering it up ![IMG_2043](https://renovation-reviews.storage.googleapis.com/original/2X/8/8e338edb04a4324591cf44681b339e073d1d0d91.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Donaldxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Donaldxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Donaldxx)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/2 "2026-01-09T17:58:00Z")
Will look into this brother ---
**Author:** ![Jonsnow](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jonsnow](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Jonsnow)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/3 "2026-01-09T18:16:38Z")
Keep the good work going friend ---
**Author:** ![Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/marz0_1/32/15056_2.png) [@Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Marz0_1)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/4 "2026-01-09T18:32:09Z")
Really worth looking into ---
**Author:** ![Donaldxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Donaldxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Donaldxx)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/5 "2026-01-09T19:50:06Z")
This is an amazing job ---
**Author:** ![Chick-asaw](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/chick-asaw/32/1735_2.png) [@Chick-asaw](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Chick-asaw)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/6 "2026-01-09T21:50:17Z")
You are absolutely correct ---
**Author:** ![Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/marz0_1/32/15056_2.png) [@Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Marz0_1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/7 "2026-01-10T08:18:08Z")
Really worth looking into ---
**Author:** ![Kizzy1](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@Kizzy1](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Kizzy1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/the-remodel-that-failed-before-it-was-finished/44971/8 "2026-01-10T08:51:14Z")
I like how the author takes time to explain the reasoning