pitter patter of little feet

Not baby feet….furry, little animal feet! The sound of little dog and cat paws running around hardwoods is music to my ears. We got really lucky that half the house had original red oak solid plank floors. Most of it was actually covered with ancient, nasty looking (and smelling!), orange carpet. The floors were stained in a beautiful dark chestnut brown but badly damaged from termites in certain areas. One of the guestrooms was so bad it had to be completely ripped out. We are having the original hardwoods that could be salvaged completely refinished and having new solid red oak planks installed in the guestroom that had to be ripped out, along with the kitchen and our so-called bar area.

Termite damage in hallway and sub-floor in guestroom.

The new floors are finally in and waiting to be installed. We should have photos of the finished floors in 12 days or so if all goes well. I’m crossing my fingers for low humidity so they cure quickly.

The plan was to also have hardwoods in the family room and master suite installed now, but those will have to wait a few months until iron out a few layout changes in those rooms. More on that soon. Until then we will live with Cuban tile.

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