This project has taken us several years to put into motion. We had originally bought a new toilet for the old, leaky one in the upstairs bathroom, but it never set just right. I had a contractor in to level it out, but first it took a plumber to put a double seal in the bottom. It worked fine, but we realized last year the floor was beginning to sag a bit. There was no leakage, but we shut off the water just to be sure. Another contractor could not be had till this year, so we had the plumber come out and prep the toilet and area for a completely new floor.
We finally got another contractor to come out and assess the damage/job. With old farmhouse come old problems. He was surprised to find the toilet had been set on the floor planking, but without any cross-joist support. The wood had weakened over time and finally sagged to the point that if you stood in front to use it, the toilet tank shifted enough to make it run.
The contractor took measurements and made plans to replace the entire bathroom floor as well as tear out/dispose of the gaudy green carpeting and install new wood flooring from the landing at the top of the stairs into the bathroom, but not bedrooms. We kept the tan carpeting in those. We got the estimate on June 20th and scheduled the project. I'm not going into $$$ specifics, but The Flooring Pro's gave us a good deal. We also had the carpeting torn off the stairwell only to discover that when they installed the 2nd floor on the house 80 years ago, they were not good carpenters and probably no codes. We rebuilt part of the framing, replaced several treads, treated the wood, and caulked the edges. The final staircase photo was added several days after.
Upstairs landing
(Don't you just love that green carpet?)
Remodel began upon our return from bear camp in mid-September. Additionally, we had a large, cumbersome cottonwood out next to the barn trimmed back before it took out the new roof.
The Flooring Pros did a great job even working one extra day to finish off the Rube Goldberg staircase and measuring for the rug runner.
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Abe Lemons
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