I really wanted to replace the stained carpet in the formal living/dining room with a wood floor. We chose a solid bamboo tongue and groove and decided to glue it to the concrete floor. The first step was to move all the furniture into other rooms. The dining room table and a few bookcases went into the living room we use. The china cabinet went to the laundry room, and four bookcases went to the front entryway. Our living room became a bit crowded.
The next step was to remove all the baseboard, then take out the carpet and pad and pry up the carpet tack strips. I loaded the carpet and pad into the truck and hauled it to the transfer station.
Stephen used the skill saw to even up the tile so the threshold would be straight.
When it was time to do the last rows, we worked together again. It was a pain because of the glue that had squished under the first row of boards, and it took forever. We were running out of glue and running out of boards, but we ended up with JUST enough. Stephen cut thresholds and cut out the heat registers while I was in NY. When I got back, we installed the thresholds and replaced the baseboard. Stephen "needed" a new tool (toy) to install the baseboards.
...and maybe I should straighten those pictures!
