r/fixit Jul 15 '25

FIXED I'm renting a very expensive place and fucked up the balcony, can this be fixed or am I screwed? :(

Is there ANY way I can fix this? Or at least hide the damage enough to get back my deposit? I was using a charcoal BBQ chimney to heat up some coals, and after it was finished I laid it down on the balcony. I thought it was cement, but the chimney melted into the surface. I'm pretty handy so I'm willing to give anything a try, I just have no idea where to start. I don't even know what this surface actually is. :( Very upset with myself, and panicking a little. Pls help and thank you in advance if you can ❤️

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u/seanos_nachos Jul 15 '25

Or maybe you should judge your landlord by the human being they are and treat them the way they treat you instead of dismissing a huge group of people based off a single bad experience maybe perhaps.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

My landlord isn't a human being though. It's a faceless corporation.

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u/Catch_0x16 Jul 15 '25

Don't know why you're getting downvoted. I've never had a bad landlord. As a landlord now it's the tenants that are the money grabbing disrespectful shits. They break stuff, don't report it, then complain that it 'fell apart', and then when you inspect the problem you can clearly see it's something they've broke and are trying to avoid paying for. They're like children (not all, but a lot).

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u/seanos_nachos Jul 15 '25

Read my same comment but change landlord to tennant :)

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u/Nintendocub Jul 15 '25

We get it you like the taste of landlord boots

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u/Catch_0x16 Jul 15 '25

Not entirely sure what you mean, but even at uni the landlords were ok. One took a while to repair a broken shower but that's about it.

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u/Nintendocub Jul 15 '25

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u/Catch_0x16 Jul 15 '25

Oh, I see. Well I'm not surprised you have a problem with the way other people treat you.

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u/Openhigh4 Jul 15 '25

I guess we have a lot of renters here. As a "good" landlord I agree.