More on my floor

[pjthompson]

Because I know it's just fascinating and you are all just aching to see pictures...




This is without any "treatment" besides sweeping and going over with a wet mop. You can see the water damage on the left and the track patterns.





This shows the new tiled floor in the bathroom. The dry rot is just that half inch strip between tile and hardwood floor. There are a number of nail hole issues to be dealt with.




And here's another hall shot showing the hideousness that is the brown carpet. It's not usually that dirty, but it is always that hideous.

I will post the after pictures sometime...after. The walls are in the process of getting painted this week so my hall and bathroom, anyway, will be looking mighty fine.

Comments

[hominysnark.livejournal.com]

It is fascinating, actually. :)

[pjthompson]

Well, that's good then. :-)

[inkbabies.livejournal.com]

wooohooo! wood floors are so much nicer than carpet!
was your house built in the 50's?

[pjthompson]

Yeah, I much prefer them to carpeting. And yes, the house was built in the early fifties. they don't build 'em like that anymore!

[inkbabies.livejournal.com]

they just don't! the house I had when I was married (my ex still lives there) was built in 1952....I loved it! I miss it too.

[pjthompson]

I love all the little quirky things about older houses, the individualized touches even in the "tract" homes.

[inkbabies.livejournal.com]

yeah...our house had these huge windows with built-in shelves...and all the cupboard space and closets were wonderful!

[darkspires.livejournal.com]

I think that is going to come up absolutely gorgeous. A light sanding down and refinish will nuke any problem. And yes, what a truly horrid brown rug.

[pjthompson]

I'll have to read up on refinishing. Not sure I want to urethane. And yes--the brown rug was horrifying.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Okay, that carpet is pretty hideous. ooph. You've made the right choice.

I love the bathroom floor... I may have to steal that. Well, not it exactly, but buy some like it.

[pjthompson]

I've thought it was barftastic ever since I first laid eyes on it and it's only gotten worse with age. I'm glad I can finally affect a positive change on it. ;-)

I love the bathroom floor... I may have to steal that. Well, not it exactly, but buy some like it.

Isn't it swell? I love it, too. And it comes in sheets so you don't have to fuss with the pattern. I wanted something new but a little retro and I thought this fit the bill quite nicely.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Did you need a wet saw to cut it?

[pjthompson]

They're little individual tiles on a mesh backing so so get 12 inch squares of them at a time. But yes, the tile guy had to use a saw to cut them when he ran out of space, et al. I think he did use a wet saw, but I'm not sure you'd have to. You'd have to ask somebody at Home Depot, et al.