A large hole. The floor had caved in.
I put my best men on it.
But only one was allowed to use the power tools.
As the flooring was cut, we discovered the cause of all the problems. The furnace was leaking, and ready to fall through. We ended up replacing half the hallway, and securing the furnace.
We put down plywood instead of replacing it with particle board. We also discovered that some one before us had replaced the floor. Why they didn't put down plywood I will never know. The replacement floor was done with everything we already had on hand.
Nothing was bought in town.
Next step is to put down the hard wood flooring that we got at auction.
9 comments:
nice job reusing things and not having to make trip out.
New floor looks great!
We always discover interesting "repairs" and quirky little building techniques when we have to do something to our house. And we're always left wondering "what were they thinking?" :). Congrats on being able to make the repairs from stuff on hand. Our "deluxe" Chicken coop was mostly fashioned from stuff we had lying around. It's a good feeling to clean up some of the mess AND finish a project.
Glad you pulled everything up before someone fell through. Looks good!
Ready and able...with supplies on hand. Way to go!
I'm surprised no one else has said it....not enough pictures of a shirtless husband in this post!
*grin*
Wow, looks like hard work. Glad you had the stuff on hand!
Tim, thank you
Abba, just wait until the hardwood goes in.
Wendy, thank you. and yes my eyes roll at some of the things people do.
nimbue, the carpet was a very tough one. We might have if it hadn't been there.
The Fool, thank you.
alrescate, ya know, maybe it is a good thing you can't make it here this weekend. ;)
C, thanks
Linda, so am I
That is impressive. Can't wait to see it when the project is complete.
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