Our summer project this year was to replace some of our downstairs flooring. We had set money aside for it. Earlier this summer, we spent some time clearing out my Mom's house, having estate sales, selling furniture, cleaning, etc., We got it ready to sell and now it is on the market.
We had put faux wood flooring in our front and school rooms two years ago, and we have really liked the floor. It hides dribbles and minor spills, and is pretty easy to maintain. We have never liked the tile in the kitchen and front hall because it shows everything and the grout is ALWAYS dirty. We decided to begin with the front entryway and hall and see how it went.
We began on a Tuesday morning, and we quickly figured out that it was more difficult than we bargained for. There was tile and a subfloor beneath it, and it had a LOT of glue on it. Ugh! We got the tile off within 2-3 hours, but then spent the rest of the day trying to scrape off the subfloor with hammers, chisels and small power tools. We worked until 9:00 p.m. and still were not finished! We worked on it again Thursday afternoon. My hubby began putting the flooring in on Friday afternoon and finished it on Saturday afternoon. It was quite a chore and we were so sore on Wednesday from all of the squatting and bending.
I'm glad that we finished it, but we are not so eager to begin the kitchen tile removal too soon. We've been told that we can rent a jackhammer and we may have to try that. We don't have the funds to pay someone to do it right now, but we may save up for that.
Enjoy the pictures!
In process... the tile I'm holding was the biggest piece that we ripped out...
Joel 2:24
The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
Micah 4:12
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
James 2:2-4
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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