Posted by mary | Posted in Family Events | Posted on 06-07-2010
Spring came and went and summer is slowly creeping by, so I have to get started on my summer goal of getting the old blog back up and running. Part of the problem in the spring was lack of excitement. It seemed like all I did was work, so needless to say, I am truly enjoying some free time. Adam has always said that one of the most dangerous things in the world is me with time to think, plot, shop, and make decisions about house projects. So here we are again, this time the project is flooring, hardwood flooring to be exact. I spent the entire month of June shopping for hardwood floors and getting prices from contractors. I think I went to every hardwood dealer north of Brazil and finally made my decision; 600 square feet of sepele, hand scraped, French bleed, 7 inch planks. I swear June 21st was one of the best days of my life because it was the last day of school and I ordered the flooring. It took a couple of weeks to arrive from the mill and yesterday the “fun” began.
Last night, Lamont and his buddy came over to rip out the carpet. This was an easy process and I was excited with how fast it went. Unfortunately today was a nightmare. The hardwood floor person who put down the original floor used enough glue to hold the floors down if a tornado should strike the courtyard. This made prying the floor up impossible and made the subfloor come up with old flooring. Tomorrow self-leveling cement will be poured in the kitchen so that the floor does not look like the Grand Canyon and all should be right with the world. On Thursday the actual floor will be installed. After being involved with a couple bigger house projects now, I am starting to believe that there are some conditions that must be met for a house activity to take on project status. Here is my list:
1. Did the activity take longer than expected?
2. Did the activity require at least three or more trips to the hardware store?
3. Did the project cost more than expected?
4. Was there some sort of disaster or demolition involved?
5. Did someone bleed and curse in the process?
6. Were there phone calls for advice?
7. Did more than one person walk away saying they would never do it again?
If you answered yes to all of these questions, then you have a real home project on your hands. Please enjoy the pictures below of today’s disaster.
The First Pull
Dust Anyone?
No, this was not supposed to happen.
I hope the neighbors don't complain.
The wood finally arrived.