Day 126
Kevin and I finished the wood floor in the rest of the house today and boy are we sore! Later today, Dan helped us move the appliances in from the garage.
Look how good the wood floor looks against the white moldings. I’m in love!
Wood floor in living room finished!
The appliances are in!
There really is nothing quite like removing the plastic off something new. Ahhh!
Day 118
The past few days Kevin has been prepping all of the floors on the raised foundation for new subfloor. There have been a lot of rotted boards that Kevin has had to replace. We are going to add a new layer of plywood subfloor to the entire front of the house before laying the wood.
Kevin laid new plywood down to go underneath the wood flooring.
Today on the way to Lowe’s someone backed out of their driveway and into the red truck! Ugh!
Later we picked up the sink and Jason helped Kevin screw down all of the plywood.
HELPER: Jason
Day 116
After five days of struggling with gluing the wood floor onto the slab, we finally finished! It looks great. Even though our backs ache, our knees are raw, and our fingers are throbbing… it was worth it!
Blue tape is a MUST when installing wood floor that requires glue.
Day 114
OK installing wood floors on a slab foundation is MUCH harder than nailing them directly to the subfloor of a raised foundation. The glue is messy, the boards begin to separate, and it takes A LOT longer! I’ll let you in on a little tip…use painters tape! As you go along tape the boards together after they have been glued, this will keep them from separating and it will save you the heartache from finding gaps between boards that cannot be pushed together. Ugh!
On a positive note, we ordered our kitchen sink HERE from Pacific Sales. This was one feature that I didn’t want to skimp on. I truly believe that an apron-front, farmhouse sink can help sell a house! Women, don’t you agree? Can’t wait to see how it will pull the kitchen together.
Mmmhmm… an apron front sink is just the ticket. KOHLER
Day 112
We are finally ready for flooring! After sanding, painting, installing moldings, cleaning, and removing tack strip the family room is ready for floor. We purchased dark brown, engineered hard wood HERE and we are going to install it ourselves! We have installed wood floors before on a raised foundation, but never directly on slab. We shall see what it’s like to have to use glue…
Sample of the wood we chose next to the kitchen cabinets.
Always leave the boxes of wood inside the area where they will be installed 2 days prior to installation. It allows them to acclimate to the temperature so that they won’t expand or contract once they are in place.
Transitioning from house to home as a husband and wife team with two kids in tow!
Decidedly Academic. Distinctively Christian.
Staying Strong with God in His Glorious Grace
The Home They Built 