Last weekend Mike and his dad set out to tear out our carpet and install laminate hardwood floors. I gave you the details in the last post...so I'll spare those this time around. Here are some photos of the project:
Mike tore out the carpet, padding, staples and tack strips on his own
So all was left was the subfloor
French doors before
Empty space - this one project took the majority of the boys' time working
Izzy was playing and dancing to their music while they worked on the door
Finally they were ready to start the floors. The girls had to help!
Izzy enjoyed the slippery new floors
The very end. This project literally came down to the very last board. There was NO room for error and no extra to spare. Mike was nervous about it from the get-go. Not a good feeling (he bought the flooring on close-out and purchased every single box they had).
The finished project. Quarter round has to go up still.
The new sliding glass door is awesome; it lets in a lot more light and a lot less dirt. Mike just finished trimming it out this weekend and we have some painting to do both inside and outside on the trim.
Once we tore up the carpet (and 9,000 staples) from the stairs we saw that they were in great condition and we weren't going to need to do much to them. Instead of trying to match the shade with a stain, we are going to paint the stairs (the rise being white and the top being brown) and put a carpet runner down the center. Too slippery not to. Anyway, we're pretty happy with the end result. The girls are still adjusting to the slippery floors and Mike is still adjusting to the sound of toys banging on the floors. But I suppose that's why we went with laminate over real hardwoods: can't hurt these floors! Thanks to Bob for giving us 3+ days of his time...we love that he's always so willing to help us!!!
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