The first thing I wanted to do was remove the old, worn, dark teal carpeting in the Den. I wasn't sure what was underneath, but anything would be better than that carpeting.
I hoped there was a wood floor underneath, since there was wood in the adjoining living and dining rooms. What I didn't expect was ugly beige small-mosaic-tile-look linoleum sheet flooring under the rug. (The photos are from my cell phone, sorry for the poor quality.)
This had to be replaced with a new hardwood floor. : )
`Along the threshold under the pair of doors you see in the photo, the linoleum chipped and revealed wood underneath. It looked in pretty good condition - even though it was a small sample - and the grain seemed to match the grain in the living room (the room on the other side of the double doors).
That meant another layer to be removed. But that's OK. It would be worth it to preserve the original floor!
There was that black sticky tar paper junk between the linoleum and the wood. What a mess! Once the top linoleum layer was removed - one little damned chunk at a time - it was time for the professionals to be called in. (The best money I ever spent!)
Barrett Floors came in and transformed the floors from this:
to this, in a couple of hours!
Close-up of the grain - beautiful!!
This is the completely finished floor the next day (October 30, 2009):
While one workman hand-sanded the edges, he speculated that the kitchen floor might be the same wood...
What?
He and I gently scraped away at a little piece of flooring at the threshold... and... Yes!
(Nice way to solicit more work and a new job, LOL!)
LouC, I had 6 rooms of hardwood floors, closets, thresholds refinished... pure beauty... I could stare at them for hours. I'm sure you'll enjoy yours too!
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