The vinyl tile floor in our entry way was serviceable enough when we moved in to this house, but who really wants the look of a kitchen in the front hall? So I set my annual project to bring the cherry flooring that was in the back of the house to the front.
We already had a supply of cherry flooring from a few years ago when we had the kitchen/family room redone. We used contractors for that. A whoooooole ‘nuther story. And I had put down the floor in M—’s room so I would have practice when a bigger job came along.
- Peeling off floor #1
- But wait…there’s more!
I merrily started ripping the vinyl off and saw nothing but subfloor. Yay! The subfloor came off in just a few sheets. Nothing to it. But then I saw another layer even more hideous than the first. To top it off, there were lots and lots of little staples from subfloor #1 that had to come out before I could remove the next layer.
I pulled…and pulled…and pulled. And I peeled back the stuff from 1978 (hard to believe that anyone would put that stuff down intentionally, but there you are) and got out my crowbar.
- Splintery!
- And still more Splintery!
The subfloor under this stuff was awful. It splintered all over the place. I had to be extra diligent about cleaning as I went or I would get little shards of wood all over myself. And I worried about making sure the trash men would take the whole mess away.
Clean, clean, clean! Lots of sweeping and a quick dip in the adult inflatable pool later, I am ready to put down the felt underlayment and nail down the floor.
It took 2 days to nail the floor down, carefully fitting it into the closet and around the bottom of the stairs.
Whew! The moulding didn’t happen for about 3-4 months. Labor Day week, I think. But now, every room on the first floor is done except for a powder room. Maybe 2014?
- Taping the capital up while the glue dries.
- Turning the ends of the mini wall into faux columns.
- View to the back of the house.
- The front entry way.
- Now the living room and the hall match.
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