September 11, 2003
Wood Floor!
The '50's saw people covering up perfectly good wood floors with wall to wall carpets. We replaced the original (sewn seams!) in '87. But carpets attract dust and dust mites and all sorts of nasties -- so out they go. Underneath I find the original oak flooring in pretty good condition. There's about six inches of one board that at some point in the past had termites. There is a four inch stain that might or might not sand out, and about a 12x18 oval where the wood got soaked and slightly damaged. I'm just going to sand and possibly add a dab of oak wood putty to the cracks -- for now. I have matching oak flooring in the dining area which is planned to be replaced with tile; and at that time I'll salvage the oak flooring to patch the damaged area.
At the rate I work, about 2015.