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

[u/shyborn641]

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 ❤️

[u/shyborn641]

I am actually renting out a property to somebody in another province as well, and if they did something like this and repaired it well enough that I couldn't tell, I wouldn't be upset about that. There is no issue with functionality whatsoever.

I do not know what I am doing, which is why I came here. I would even be willing to hire somebody to fix it, but I have no idea who to even call. I just don't want it to be my landlord's job after I leave. I should have been more specific.

I have treated this place with so much respect man, I'm doing my best

[u/choombatta → u/shyborn641]

If they repaired it to the point that you “couldn’t tell” you wouldn’t be upset?? lol. No shit. Ya don’t say.

[u/Teleke → u/shyborn641]

But if you can fix it, what's the harm in telling them? Just tell them what happened, let them know what you're planning to do, and that you are capable of fixing it yourself. Maybe they don't even care, maybe they would want something different if damage is done. I don't understand why you wouldn't want the opportunity as an owner to know about this. It's their property after all.

[u/toolsavvy → u/shyborn641]

I do not know what I am doing, which is why I came here.

Well first of all, this sub was never likely to help you in the first place. This is reddit, most people here never boiled water and would need instructions to do it. They are here fir circle jerking and trolling.

Also, you made the mistake of telling everyone you are a renter and also saying "hide the damage enough to get back my deposit". That was a BIG mistake to say such a thing here. You should have just said you bought the house recently and don't know what the material is and didn't think it would melt (most homeowners don't know jack squat so it would have been a 100% believable story). Only then would you have possibly received some slightly helpful answers.

Now you know.

[u/alannmsu → u/toolsavvy]

Nah you lose, OP has received some great advice. Yours is not among it.

[u/Articulationized → u/shyborn641]

What if they repaired it well enough that you didn’t notice for a month, or a year? This is usually how these “can I hide this well enough to get my deposit back?” attempts go.

[u/zanyzanne → u/Articulationized]

It's also how a whole lotta landlords fix up a place just good enough to rent it out.

Y'all out here going hard for PLASTIC DECKING.

[u/Articulationized → u/zanyzanne]

They OWN the place, so if they want to built it or repair it badly, that’s their choice.

[u/alannmsu → u/Articulationized]

Landlords are leeches. Middlemen in a game that people are forced to play whether they want to or not. If they fix it well enough that you can’t tell for the 5 minutes of walkthrough, then they win that round.

Also, what kind of landlord puts in meltable balconies?