Dining room
I suspect these guys may have thrown down some Red Bull with
their Wheaties this morning.
Through kitchen
West hallway
Yes, l am very, very tempted to mop this up, but tomorrow is
another day, and I have plenty to do chasing dust bunnies
right now. .
.
Oh, no they di-ent! Oh... yes they DID! They BROKE my glass
top stove! It will be about a week before the new one
arrives. Looks like I'm taking a break from cooking! (Yay!)
Sub Floor Replacement, Day 2: (Which,
is actually day 4)
As expected, the floor project morphed into a sub project -
or more like a "sub-floor" project. Yep, it's gotta come up,
so it's time for crew #2. I'm sitting on the edge of my seat
anticipating their arrival.
Because of all the creaking and give to the
floor over the past few years, we weren't sure what we'd
find under the surface of the sub floor. What we did find
was like a time capsule! It had been over 30 years, but the
structure under the top layer was perfectly intact. What a
relief!
Thankfully, only the top needed replacing. Removing it was
the hard part, though.
Construction corn hole, anyone? Who has the bean bags?
The insulation was put back in and a new top layer secured.
Tomorrow we're back on track!
In the meantime, looks like we have us a barnyard dance
floor tonight. Yee- Haw! Gonna grab my partner 'n swing him
'round...
Leveling and Prep, Day 3
(Which, is actually day 5):
Friday, late afternoon, goop was poured all over the area
being floored. The drying time was 2 hours and I needed to
decide where I wanted to be gooped in for that time. It was
like being painted into a corner, so I decided my office was
the place to hide. I've spent hours in there at a time
working, but the minute I was trapped in there I got hungry,
needed to pee, and the claustrophobia (which I've never had
before) set in. My husband got home, but couldn't get into
the house. I was gooped in and he was gooped out... (And HE
had the pizza with him!)
Baseboards and Floor, Day 4
(Which, is actually day 8):
The baseboards had to be replaced in certain areas before
the floor could go down. Then, finally...
The floors go down!
Such a difference already! Just look at this
one view comparison (below).
The floors are in and I've had my
construction clothes on and have been busy painting, caulking, patching, and
doing my "finish-up"
work. Now it's time to grab my camera and get a few "after"
pictures... Ready?
After:
I think our little Fondi kitty even looks
better with this new floor. Don't you?
