New Hardwood Floors

March 15-16, 2008
We decided to replace the carpet in the living room, hallway and stairs with solid oak hardwood floors. Dogs and children are not kind to carpet and we didn’t like all the dirt and grime that seems to stay in the carpet. Not to mention little ones playing on a dirty floor. As you know, we usually have one large house project a year around tax return time and this is our newest project. Since I am on bed rest and Andy can’t install the floor and watch MaKayla at the same time we decided it was best for her to stay with her Aunt Vickie and Uncle Nick for the weekend. This was her first night away from home. I think it was harder on us than it was for her. She had a good time being spoiled!

Here is the first of many boards going down.

Laying the flooring around the registers was very time consuming. Once Andy got past that part he made amazingly fast progress! Well, at least it seemed that way to me but I am sure he has a different take on it!

Andy worked hard all weekend. He stared at 8am on Saturday and went to bed at 1am on Sunday. Then he was back to work at 7am and completed the flooring, quarter round and cleanup at 7pm. He was taking the last load out to the garage when MaKayla arrived. Talk about perfect timing.

Here is our new beautiful floor! I just love it!! It is amazing to see how much hair really ends up on the floor from the dog. I purchased a new microfiber mop online and it takes less than 3 minutes to clean the whole floor and all the dust, hair and dirt stick to it. The best part is that the pads are washable and you only use water and vinegar when needed to damp mop so they are economical.