In February, we ordered boxes of engineered hardwood flooring and tore up the old carpeting in the living room/dining areas and old wood laminate in the hallway. We also said goodbye to the tile in the entry way.
The next step was painting all wall, ceilings, and moldings.
Carl used the 32 ft. Ladder for the very high entry way.
The next step was to level the concrete slab. This was a frustrating nightmare that took several weeks. We could make a U Tube video of what not to do.
After doing many things, including laying
precise wooden "tracks" to guide the leveling compound in the most uneven areas (learned this trick from a "This Old House" video), the floor was level and ready to install the waterproof plastic and felt underlayment.
Row by row, it was exciting to see the new floor emerging.
Jeremy helped one Saturday, which helped speed up the work.
Anything is more fun than leveling a floor!
It was a nice break (yes we are crazy!) to run the Houston Livestock- Rodeo 5K Race. Jessica and her beau Cameron were our running buddies. (They left us behind in the dust!)
After the race, we met up with Elayna, who was there with her track team running buddies.
Carl and I didn't do too bad for two old fogies!
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