Kitchen 101: Floors

Soooooo busy!!! That's how I feel and I feel bad I haven't blogged lately! Seth and his Dad have been a POWER house team in tackling the kitchen. (our first project since weather is preventing roofers to get started and windows) They ripped up the part of the floors that we found rot and water damage in and replaced/secured the beams, poles and joists. We hauled out so much wood and debris that literally smelled like a lake laced with mildew? Good mental image right? Masks? Check.

But- you can no longer see down to the basement from the kitchen and that is a relief! After laying the new sub floor we are ready for new hardwoods folks- which were just delivered today! Luckily, the floors are mostly in excellent shape for a house that hasn't been lived in for over a decade AND being original to the home so uhhh only circa 1850! We only have 3 rooms that need floor re-finishing (master, master closet and office upstairs) the rest of the floors are beautiful. Kitchen however, was a gut job. The main thing I've learned so far: Never use vinyl. Just don't do it- it's not good for anyone and I will put nails in my eyes before I ever rip it all up by hand again. The smell? Worth it alone to not use vinyl. I smelled like a hose/plastic blow-up toy for 2 days ya'll! haha Anyway, cabinets have also been sanded and are ready to be primed/painted once it warms up later in the week. Conclusion? Kitchen is moving right along! (Oh and appliances? Paid for and waiting to be delivered! woot woot!)

Oh Oh Oh... and we now have water for toilets ladies & gentlemen. You can assume what we've been doing in the meantime.... (hahaha roughing it) But let's be honest- I'm still mostly staying with my parents :)

Look at my HGTV man go!

Straight to the basement

TA-DA Ready for new hardwoods!

New floor is in!

And now on to the kitchen bathroom (where my toile wallpaper is going!!)