Just a little DIY flooring

Like all projects, this one was very simple in our minds and become a little more involved the further we got into it.  It is nearing completion now, and we love it.  Cam has done an awesome job.  My brother was also much help with the demolition of the old kitchen floor.  My dad provided some much needed tools (like the table saw!)

So this is kinda the before.  Light beige carpet.  Well worn.  10 years old.

I pulled up most of the carpet, pad and tack strips.  The grey stuff on the subfloor, yeah, that’s piles of dirt.  Ick.  From the last 10 years.  So gross.

This was part of my removal crew.  They pulled a lot of the staples out in the family room.  They stuck with it for a long time too.

So once we took up the carpet, we discovered that the builder put down particle board under all the vinyl.  Leaving us with uneven subfloor.  So, the particle board had to go.  Too bad it was glued and stapled excessively.  Above is Cam, kicking the small nail prier to try to get underneath some of the flooring.  We used really advanced techniques.

The inspectors where on site, a lot.

This little inspector wanted to be everywhere, but we tried to fence him out.

 

 

I took the kids Saturday, all day to my parents so Cam and my brother could work.  This is what we came home too.  No floor in the kitchen. And lots of dust everywhere.

My back patio was the dumpsite for the old floor. (Vinyl, particle board and tons and tons of long staples.)  Note the sliding door is open at 9pm at night.  Yeah, the house was 55 degrees when I came home too.

Collateral damage—My brother knocked a hole in the wall.  Guess we’ll fix it.

The kids kinda liked having the furniture every where.  This chair, facing the wall, was the favorite place to sit. (Fridge on left, stove on right, half blocking the hall way.)

 

Benjamin’s highchair was in the spot where the fridge usually goes.  It was great, till he started smearing his lunch on the wall next to him.

Ohhhhh, half way there.

 

 

My garage.  I can’t park in it.  It’s full.

30 some empty boxes of flooring, saw dust, scrap pieces.

The saw table. 

Carpet pad, old entertainment center and rolls of old carpet behind it.

 

And……….

TA-DA!!

The living room (still needs a rug and some redecorating). 

Kitchen (yea!!! Stove is back!!!)

Kids doing a happy dance in the family room

So glad a lot of it is finished.  Now just to get the new moldings up.  Hmmm.  Great work Cam!