Like the family room, the furniture was moved to one side of the room. The carpet, pad and baseboards were removed for the first half of the living room and dining room. I screwed down the OSB before I installed the 1/8” lauan plywood. The plywood was also screwed down. I undercut the drywall to…
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I waited at least another year before I tackled the flooring for the living and dining room. This project would disrupt the household as it would push us out of our space. Also, the project would take longer because I would need to complete 2 rooms at the same time. Initially Efiwym and I were…
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Now that I was about half done laying the floor, Efiwym and I had to move the furniture over to the finished side of the room. Efiwym applied felt pads on the furniture so we could put the couches and tables on the floor. I also needed to move the left over flooring. The remaining…
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I rolled out the least expensive plastic underlayment I could buy, and carefully attached each row with red sheathing tape. I started from the dinette side and would finish by the fireplace on the other end. Since it was a sunken family room, I had a straight wall to start with. Using plastic shims to…
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We normally do not use the family room, which is strange. There is a fireplace, ceiling fan and a patio door to view our backyard. Maybe because we used the dining room as a playroom for the grandkids, we utilize the living room as our gathering place. No formal spaces in our house. We wanted…