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Discovery of my hardwood floors
My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood
floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. We just had to strip it and refinish it (a bit of an ordeal), but I'm sure it will add thousands to the value of the house if we re-sell. Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. |
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Jhudson writes:
My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. Hee hee--ain't that great? I made a similar discovery in a house I once owned and was so damned happy about it... I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. Yeah, I agree, but folks did a lot of drugs in the late 60's and 70's and Carpet at the time was the "thing" and wood was cheaper than carpet. We're on the other side of that now of course. We just had to strip it and refinish it (a bit of an ordeal), but I'm sure it will add thousands to the value of the house if we re-sell. Yup. Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. I'd agree. Congrats on your find. Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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Jhudson writes:
Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. For cleaning bare floors, one of the handier tools you can get is a medium size shop-vav. 6 or 8 gallon size, and you want the one with the 1 1/4" hose as its easier to handle and manipulate than the larger 2 1/2" hose. Also get a Cleanstream filter. They are better than the factory ones. Sears (and likely others) carry them. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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"Jhudson" wrote in message k.net... My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. It was the style for many years. When I bought my first house in 1966, it had carpeting. After a few months, we replaced with wall to wall also. That was the way it was done. Later, in the mid 70's, we did a kitchen & dining room remodel and removed the carpeting from the dining room and refinished the floor. At the time, we were considered mavericks doing something so drastic. We sold the house with the rest of it still carpeted. |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message . net... "Jhudson" wrote in message k.net... My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. It was the style for many years. When I bought my first house in 1966, it had carpeting. After a few months, we replaced with wall to wall also. That was the way it was done. Later, in the mid 70's, we did a kitchen & dining room remodel and removed the carpeting from the dining room and refinished the floor. At the time, we were considered mavericks doing something so drastic. We sold the house with the rest of it still carpeted. Rueful chuckle- Yeah, I saw the same syndrome first hand. When my father put me on broom duty in his construction company in that era, even entry-level cookie cutters got an ocean of Bruce prefinish plank hardwood, basically everything except kitchen and bathrooms. W/W was considered a luxury back then, and usually equal or higher in cost to hardwood, since synthetic carpets were just coming out. A lot of it was immdeiately carpeted over. Sigh- all that prime hardwood, now worth a fortune, lost forever. (No practical way I've ever found to salvage tongue-nailed strip put down with cut nails and an impact tool.) This 1960 cookie cutter I bought last year, while lower on the food chain than the places my father built, still has hardwood in the original footprint. The 3 bedrooms are now exposed again, 2 of the having been badly DIY refinished by the previous owner, to repair what 40 years of carpet does do hardwood. If the living room and hall hadn't had brand new W/W in them, I probably would have ripped that out and gotten a pro refinisher in here before I moved in. If I'm still here in 5-7 years when that carpet is shot, I'll have to ponder the issue again, in spite of what a PITA refinishing occupied space is. (I'd basically have to empty the rest of the house into the kitchen/addition/garage, and plastic it off.) The half-ass 1978 addition on the back, sadly, is another matter- cheap berber over OSB. That, I should have replaced with something before I moved in. aem sends.... |
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Same here. this house was built in 65 and when we bought it, it had
cheap carpet in all the rooms. I suspected it had hardwood underneath so when we went to tear out the old raggy carpet, underneath was plywood and under that was HEART PINE. Cool.......... Lisa^^ in florida wrote: "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message . net... "Jhudson" wrote in message k.net... My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. It was the style for many years. When I bought my first house in 1966, it had carpeting. After a few months, we replaced with wall to wall also. That was the way it was done. Later, in the mid 70's, we did a kitchen & dining room remodel and removed the carpeting from the dining room and refinished the floor. At the time, we were considered mavericks doing something so drastic. We sold the house with the rest of it still carpeted. Rueful chuckle- Yeah, I saw the same syndrome first hand. When my father put me on broom duty in his construction company in that era, even entry-level cookie cutters got an ocean of Bruce prefinish plank hardwood, basically everything except kitchen and bathrooms. W/W was considered a luxury back then, and usually equal or higher in cost to hardwood, since synthetic carpets were just coming out. A lot of it was immdeiately carpeted over. Sigh- all that prime hardwood, now worth a fortune, lost forever. (No practical way I've ever found to salvage tongue-nailed strip put down with cut nails and an impact tool.) This 1960 cookie cutter I bought last year, while lower on the food chain than the places my father built, still has hardwood in the original footprint. The 3 bedrooms are now exposed again, 2 of the having been badly DIY refinished by the previous owner, to repair what 40 years of carpet does do hardwood. If the living room and hall hadn't had brand new W/W in them, I probably would have ripped that out and gotten a pro refinisher in here before I moved in. If I'm still here in 5-7 years when that carpet is shot, I'll have to ponder the issue again, in spite of what a PITA refinishing occupied space is. (I'd basically have to empty the rest of the house into the kitchen/addition/garage, and plastic it off.) The half-ass 1978 addition on the back, sadly, is another matter- cheap berber over OSB. That, I should have replaced with something before I moved in. aem sends.... |
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Jhudson wrote in
k.net: My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. We just had to strip it and refinish it (a bit of an ordeal), but I'm sure it will add thousands to the value of the house if we re-sell. Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. Save the ugly carpet. If they come in the house where you are for property tax reappraisals, throw it back down for the day. |
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Discovery of my hardwood floors
On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:43:09 GMT, Jhudson
wrote: My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. We just had to strip it and refinish it (a bit of an ordeal), but I'm sure it will add thousands to the value of the house if we re-sell. Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. I crawled, walked. and ran around on Southern Pine wood floors as kid. Carpet was unheard of....... enjoy the find. -- Oren I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison |
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"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message ... Jhudson writes: Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. For cleaning bare floors, one of the handier tools you can get is a medium size shop-vav. 6 or 8 gallon size, and you want the one with the 1 1/4" hose as its easier to handle and manipulate than the larger 2 1/2" hose. Also get a Cleanstream filter. They are better than the factory ones. Sears (and likely others) carry them. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L Haven't use the vac all that much when we switched to the Swiffer Sweeper. |
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Good for you! We just did the same to our house. Turns out our kitchen
had old hardwood, but it had been under two layers of cheap linoleum flooring (what were those people thinking?). With a big clean-up and refinishing process, we too transformed the look of our house. My kids got me a Roomba for Christmas last year and a Scooba this year, and now I hardly even have to do any upkeep. At first I was afraid it might scratch my beautiful floors, but it has been harmless and extremely helpful. I also use a oil soap once a month. But I wholeheartedly second your advice to others to go back to the original! DMiller |
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GO GO GO SHAVE THE FLOORS WAX THE FLOORS LAY THE BOARDS
Jhudson wrote: My husband and I just finished "uncovering" our beautiful hardwood floors that lived in secret under ugly carpet for the past 30 years before we moved into our house. I can't believe people would prefer an ugly shag to that gorgeous oak. We just had to strip it and refinish it (a bit of an ordeal), but I'm sure it will add thousands to the value of the house if we re-sell. Besides having to sweep up little dust bunnies that accumulate, we are so pleased with our remodel, as it totally changed the look of our house. If anyone is thinking about the decision to refurbish old hardwood, we highly recommend taking advantage of the craftsmanship and quality that most old homes were built with. |
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Perhaps I am insane but prefer carpet, since its quieter and warmer on
the feet, espically important in cold climates. I grew up seeing wall to wall for rich people. Currently we have cheap sheet vinyl over hardwood in poor condition. The vinyly helps since we have a elderly dog............ Easy clean up after accidents poor fellow has occasional seizures |
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On 31 Dec 2006 21:56:28 -0800, "
wrote: Perhaps I am insane but prefer carpet, since its quieter and warmer on the feet, espically important in cold climates. I grew up seeing wall to wall for rich people. I grew up; not knowing I was poor, until someone told me. Currently we have cheap sheet vinyl over hardwood in poor condition. The vinyly helps since we have a elderly dog............ Easy clean up after accidents poor fellow has occasional seizures -- Oren "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." |
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I grew up seeing wall to wall for rich people. I grew up; not knowing I was poor, until someone told me. -- Oren." As a son of a divorced mom in the 60s we were broke and I knew it. If it broke we couldnt afford a new one so I got good fixing stuff as a kid and have spent a lifetime repairing machines |
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we came across the same situation. Beautiful white oak 1 3/4 by 3/4"
plank covered by carpet for 45 years. The finish was orange...not sure if that's due to LCD or just age, but it's coming off. We've redone two rooms...the dining room with chemical strippers and the hallway with a hand-held belt sander (took forever, but it's a really tough shape to get a drum sander in). It took forever to redo just those two rooms, so we haven't started on the 30' x 15' living room or the three bedrooms yet. thanks for the reminder. ;-) |
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