Never Again 11.11.2006 | 2 Comment(s)

Regular readers of my blog may remember me complaining about the carpet in my house. It's not that the tan, berber carpet was hideous or anything, but one of the reasons I bought an old house was so I could have hardwood floors. I knew that my house had wood floors underneath the carpet; however, I was worried about what kind of shape they were in. That fear kept me from plunging in and pulling up the carpet when I first bought my home. The other problem was that the hardwood that wasn't covered over with carpet was painted black.

This summer, after pinching pennies, I had saved enough money to have the floors redone. I had Blake Floor redo the floors and their bid was much cheaper than I expected. When Midwest Floor gave me a bid of over $3,000 to refinish 650 SF I think something in my head popped. Blake Floor came in at $1,200, and that included the quarter round...no brainer, right? Blake did a great job. There were some stains, especially under the black paint, that didn't sand out. Because I had thin oak floors, the workmen couldn't sand very deep, but all in all I'm really pleased with the work. Any visible imperfections I've decided can just be called "character."

Here's a before:



Here are some afters:





After living with the hardwood, I will never own a home that is carpeted. Carpet is just plain nasty. I don't understand the logic behind having fabric covering your floors. The stuff gets walked on, peed and pooped on...and then people lie on it! Aside from all that, hardwood floors make my crappy decorating look good!

By  Brick City, at 11:21 AM

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By  christy, at 2:11 PM

The continuity also makes those spaces look larger...