Hardwood Floors

One of the few bigger renovations we are tackling before we move in began today. Hardwood floors, yay! Well, I suppose they actually started a couple weeks ago. Up until today we had done all the prep work that needed to be done for the installation of the hardwood floors. We (okay more like Pete and my father-in-law) ripped out all the existing carpet, which covered everything except the kitchen and two bathrooms. We (I really did help out during this part) then had to pull up the tack strips that ran along every edge of the whole townhouse. Our place isn't that big but one big great room, two bedrooms, and two flights of stairs had many edges with many little tack strips. In addition to the tack strips there were countless staples all throughout the floors that also had to be pulled up. I guess I wasn't aware of how long that part of the process would take. I figured you pull up the carpet and then put down the hardwoods...I obviously have never done anything like this before. I think that is part of why I am excited to document this ongoing renovation process. I think we will learn a lot throughout this and not just about home renovation but about ourselves too.

Well anyways, back to the floors. We picked horizontal carbonized bamboo floors from lumber liquidators. These floors were our choice even before we looked at the price, and they just happened to be one of the most inexpensive options for real wood floors. We wanted a lighter floor with a warm tone to it. Not too brown, not too red, not too light. The carbonized color was perfect! And we love that bamboo is a renewable resource. One point for us for being eco friendly! We are having one of our friends install the floors for us. He just so happens to be a professional so we are saving money and going to have beautifully installed floors all at the same time.

The installation is going to take a few days but I already feel so much closer to moving out of my parents house (for like the third time in my life, ha) and moving into our new home! Next on the list is new appliances which are going to be installed next Tuesday. We are getting a whole new kitchen set along with a new washer and dryer. So so excited. Then the next day our new carpet is being installed. The carpet will be on the stairway from the second to third floor and throughout the third floor which is basically the hallway and two bedrooms. Oh I guess I forgot to mention where are hardwood floors are going to be. They will start on the first floor in the entryway, up the first flight of stairs, and throughout the whole second floor which is the kitchen, dinning room, and living room. Again, no pictures yet. Soon I hope. Or else this blog will continue to be very boring and everyone will stop reading it. Oh wait, I probably don't actually have any readers yet. Well this is all for tonight. Maybe, just maybe there will be a picture tomorrow.