Is this why they call it "Labor" Day? (a home improvement post)

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September 7th, 2004, 11:54 AM
Andyman

No, I don't live in Florida. I'm in the middle of a kitchen redo. So far we have had the cabinets refaced and painted the walls. This Friday we're getting a new floor put in and in order to save $250 we decided to tear out the old floor ourselves.
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B778%...65%3C%3Aot1lsi

We had to tear up the floor because we knew there were at least 2 layers already down. Another layer up and our refrigerator won't fit under our cabinets. We dug up the top vinyl floor, a thin wood subfloor, Armstrong tile floor and the then a Congoleum floor (which was laid by the original owners of the home). THREE LAYERS! Then I found another layer under that of some 70s style Linoleum. 4 LAYERS? We stopped at three layers.
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B778%...6844%3B6ot1lsi

The real pain was the staples that held in the wood sublfoor. We had to individually pull each one out in order to get the Armstrong floor out. The white part you see is what's left of the Armstrong tiles. The brown is the third layer which will be torn out too.
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B778%...686%3B35ot1lsi

This is what we started from.
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B778%...3B3%3B89ot1lsi
September 7th, 2004, 11:58 AM
Street Worm

I'm still waiting for new roof pics........

How'd that go, anyway?
September 7th, 2004, 12:00 PM
DemonsAngel

wow looking good so far!! i definitely like the color changes!!
September 7th, 2004, 12:11 PM
Guitardeth2

I work part time with my dad as a carpet layer and we tear floors up like your all the time, i hate ripping tile floors up, pain in the ass!!
September 7th, 2004, 12:21 PM
Darkest Angel

...you know, if I actually cooked, that would be a really nice kitchen to work in. Also, I almost bought that dinette, but in black w/wood top.

...waitaminnit, I am forgetting something...hmmm...

...oh, yeah! *wraps linoleum around Fluff's head, staples it to his skull, waits to see if injury or suffocation kills him first* [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 12:32 PM
Andyman

Quote:

Originally posted by Street Worm:
I'm still waiting for new roof pics........

How'd that go, anyway?

Oh crap SW! We have multiple projects going on and I forgot about that! The roofing went fine. We ended up going with the ridge vents after all. Their clean up left a little bit to be desired though. I still found quite a few nails on the ground and on my deck plus my gutters were full of crap! I'll get you pics in a bit.
September 7th, 2004, 12:33 PM
Andyman

DA...you should be getting your curse either today or tomorrow. [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 12:36 PM
Darkest Angel

Quote:

Originally posted by Andyman:
DA...you should be getting your curse either today or tomorrow. [img]wink.gif[/img]

...wait, did I miss something here...? You mailed a curse?

*alerts homeland security*

...let us know how Guantanamo is, eh? [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 01:20 PM
Andyman

This curse isn't a WMD. [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 01:22 PM
Moviemaniac4

Why don't we switch houses like those TV improvements shows ? I can give you a more "Tropical" look at your place [img]tongue.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 01:24 PM
Andyman

Quote:

Originally posted by Mortitia:
wow looking good so far!! i definitely like the color changes!!

Mort, you wouldn't believe how much I had to convince the wifey to go with color! She still has doubts about the "red jalape?o" color we used on the walls. It compliments our blueish green counter tops really well and make the cabinets just stand out.
September 7th, 2004, 01:24 PM
Darkest Angel

Quote:

Originally posted by Andyman:
This curse isn't a WMD. [img]wink.gif[/img]

...*instantly disappointed*

Here I was hoping one of you wimps had finally worked up the nerve to make a genuine attempt on my life... [img]frown.gif[/img]

[img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 01:41 PM
Andyman

Wait for it. [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 02:15 PM
Dajistano

Looking good, but I don't think the original was that bad to begin with.
September 7th, 2004, 02:47 PM
Andyman

Quote:

Originally posted by Dajistano:
Looking good, but I don't think the original was that bad to begin with.

The original is very "country". Gawd I hate that look now! My wifey was big into that look when we got married. she's having a hard time going comtemporary/modern.
September 7th, 2004, 04:29 PM
Darkest Angel

...I don't know why people bother...I just move. [img]wink.gif[/img]

Fluffles, no curse can assail me! Not so long as I wield The Big Book of Cursory De-Cursing! That...and my sledgehammer...

...and remember, whatever you put out comes back to you three-fold... [img]graemlins/bat.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 04:32 PM
Andyman

Just keep waiting DA...this is a curse to be reckoned with. [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 7th, 2004, 04:35 PM
Darkest Angel

...a part of me actually hopes it is truly horrid, simply because that would show that you have, in fact, learned something from all the years I have been torturing you...
September 7th, 2004, 04:47 PM
Drau

I can simpathise with you - i redid our kitchen a couple years ago. That old linoleum and glue is a real bitch to remove sometimes.
September 7th, 2004, 04:51 PM
Cemetery Can

So far so good, Andy. What's the new floor going to be like?

I haven't tried replacing hard floors before, but recently I did the ol' carpet removal/wood panel flooring schtick. I'd recommend it, but those wood panels can get scarred easily!
September 7th, 2004, 07:40 PM
Dajistano

Quote:

Originally posted by Andyman:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Dajistano:
Looking good, but I don't think the original was that bad to begin with.

The original is very "country". Gawd I hate that look now! My wifey was big into that look when we got married. she's having a hard time going comtemporary/modern.<hr /></blockquote>Hmm... now that you've pointed it it out, it is very country. I didn't really realize or notice that before.

In that case, out with the country, and in with the city! [img]wink.gif[/img]
September 8th, 2004, 03:02 AM
Peter Peeker

I like the original style too, but the new style looks good as well. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
September 8th, 2004, 03:08 AM
Biomechanoid

I like the destructo look. Leave it just the way it is in those pics.

I think I have the same rangetop. I also have Jor's spice rack.
September 8th, 2004, 03:13 AM
madadman

My sympathies to you, Andy. I've done that once. Will never do it again. No home improvement project is as difficult as ripping up an old floor - especially if you have to scrape old tile glue off the concrete! [img]graemlins/grrr.gif[/img]
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