Darren was up until 2 in the morning this morning making progress on the floor. I kind of like the look of the black underlayment with the white stripes minus the sheetrock footprints. I wonder how it would hold up with polyurethane? I guess it doesn't matter since we already bought the hardwood.
Since neither of us have ever done anything like this, He used Youtube extensively for learning and also called an experienced friend many times.
He finally took a deep breath and started nailing.
I love it! We decided we'd better tile the laundry closet instead of put wood in there. I'm terrible about letting appliances leak everywhere. Tomorrow I will paint this half of the room to match. I can't wait to see it with all the green gone.
Thank goodness for YouTube! I alos love expertvillage.com. They taught me to frame and I built a family room and office with those new skills. Good job with what you’ve done and good luck with the rest!
You floor is going to look soooo nice when it’s done. My hubby did our kitchen floor last year. The laminate looks nice and it’s easy to clean. Hang in there with the renos, it will all be worth it in the end.
As the mother of a large family to another, those dec floors don’t hold up as well. I have tried the poly thing and regretted it when the whole needed to be redone in one year! I have more kids (9) and more boys (4) than you but really think you will be glad you are putting conventional flooring in such a high traffic area.
Melissa,
Thanks for the heads up. It’s already done here and so far has been great. But for us it’s all about cash flow. We can do the entire main area of our house for $80 where carpet or hardwood was around $3,000 and tile more. We expect to replace it in a few years when we have cash, but for now it sure beats what we had before.