Surprising discovery

[ellid]

I've been considering getting new flooring for my bedroom for quite some time, so tonight I pulled up a section of the carpet to see what was there. I was expecting particleboard, which is the subflooring for the living room and dining room.

Imagine my shock when I saw *hardwood* staring at me. I have no idea what condition it's in, but hardwood!

Guess who's going to be pulling up the carpet at some point this fall/winter and removing the tack strips?

Comments

[baronessmartha.livejournal.com]

dude.
house value goes up!!

and allergies go down.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Yep!

Oh, BTW - I need some advice. Ping me tonight on IM? I found out something *very* interesting and would welcome your wise counsel.

[briony530.livejournal.com]

Nice! Hardwood is pretty restorable, even if it's not in the best shape! Good luck!

Why do I have a feeling this other discovery is not related to flooring? You are such a tease!

[varianor.livejournal.com]

Second on the tease comment. ;)

Great to hear that you have hardwood. There is a tool that you will find very helpful for taking up the firring strips. It's called a tack puller. Any decent hardware or Home Depot or Lowe's has them. Example:

http://www.amazon.com/4-Professional-Tack-Puller/dp/B000NPPCCS

If you pick a date, we might even be willing to help. :)

[persevero.livejournal.com]

Most important thing might be to invest in an electric polisher then... Your entry brought back the smell of turpentine and beeswax (childhood spent polishing the hardwood parquet for supplementary pocket-money).

[tena524.livejournal.com]

Way cool!!!