What can I do about timber floor splinters as a tenant

Just moved into a new apartment rental with timber floors. It's a fairly old apartment, I'd say maybe 15-25 years. I've been cleaning the floors cause it's been filthy (another issue) and got a pretty big splinter in my thumb even while wearing a plastic glove (attached photos). There are actually quite a few areas where there are splinters.

My bigger concern is that we're expecting kids later this year and so I'm worried that as the toddler starts to crawl around the house he/she will get a splinter. Is there anything I can do? I know it's not life threatening or an emergency, but I do have some concerns. I've been taping down the areas with splinters but I'm not going to get to every single one of them and there are quite a few around.

Thanks

 

Get a rug?

 

Clean with an almost dry mop, not your hands.

The baby / toddler will be fine. I suggest a carpet square or rug too.

I wouldn't use tape as it may damage the varnish when you peel it off or make the splinters worse.

Incidentally, take photos of the areas with splinters for the condition report so you don't get blamed for any damage that isn't your fault.

 

Thanks! Not going to use my hands...learnt the lesson the painful way.

There are splinters that are sitting up in various places in the apartment from the living room to the corridor etc. I can can get a rug for the living room but not the whole apartment. The splinters are sitting up so if I accidentally ran my hand or feet across it then I would get a splinter.

Is there anything I can request from the landlord?

 

Put the issue on record with the PM and/or landlord.

As a tenant you are obliged to notify any problems.
Marg

 

Thanks Marg4000. Would the landlord be obliged to do anything about it? I'm guessing no.

 

Few more pics...I've cleaned about 5 square metres and there's about 13 splints that I've detected. Here's a really bad one.

 

Wear shoes

 

Not sure.

But you have identified a hazard, so a request to rectify is probably warranted.

Put everything in writing. Then if there is an issue in the future the PM and/or landlord can't claim they were unaware.
Marg

 

I wonder how may of us survived childhood, and everyone these days has to be in a protective bubble.....

We even used to climb trees and fences when young !

 

Cheers thanks!

 

I can't really see the photo too well but makes me wonder what and how the splinter has lifted.

 

All that water I drunk from garden hoses and taps, by rights we should have been dead by now

 

By dragging a cloth with very loose weave maybe ?

 

Before that part, by looking at the indent in the floor board beside the splinter hole in the bottom pic, possibly something was dragged across the floorboard joins or it wasn't prepared properly when they clear coated the floor.

 

I bet you even walked around bare foot.

 

What, and you swallowed ?

Swimming in pools, rivers, surf....even when bondi had floaters, and no hazmat suit, Captain Risky looks lame ! lol

And do not tell anyone, but riding bikes, at speed, without a helmet...or skateboards....

No, you had to have shoes or you were beaten with a cane or length of pipe or belt for no shoes (I think podiatrists and such specialists were expensive, so best avoided).

 

Maybe carpet is a better option, till everyone says they want boards, natural old timbers....and then we have a complete circle......can play this game forever, seems a non issue to me.

Frankly, I would tell a PM, let them know they can move if they like, when they have kids.