The fun begins on our new house

Home Improvement

May 10, 2011

Latest Post The Hound of the Baskervilles by Owen Soule

In March 2011 we bought our first home, a Tudor revival number in need of some serious TLC. The first phase involved repairing the floors, many of which were completely destroyed (due to years of previous feline activity).

After carpet removal but before wood repair — Carpet is gone. Now it gets interesting.

Sanded living room, awaiting sealant

Plywood under the tile — Yay - more scraping awaits...

After the tile removal - More scraping... — Tearing off the tile meant that we couldn't help but damage some of the boards. But those were all replaced.

Stairway - Patched and sanded

New floorboards in the sitting room — Sitting room with new floorboards

Damaged wood — Cat pee damage was in almost every corner of the house, meaning a lot of boards had to be replaced. Owen and his dad Bill did an amazing job repairing it.

Sam poses with finished hallway

Wood replacement begins!

Front hall, after carpet and tile removal

Front hall, after wood replacements and sanding

View of front hall, after arduous removal of tiles — Did they have to use both glue AND a thousand screws? Anyway, it's done at last.

Front hall during walkthrough — This is a shot of the living and hallway during the walkthrough

Celtic knot repair complete in this corner — Owen salvaged some of the wood to redo the lovely knotting.

Repair of the wood celtic knotting

Living room floor board repair — My dad-in-law Bill Soule went above and beyond to help us with this seemingly endless task of floor repair

Step one - Carpet removal — First task was to tear out all the carpet

Sam poses with finished dining room floor

Another view of the front hallway during walkthrough

Finished hallway and dining room floors

Completed floor in the living room

Published May 10, 2011

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