DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones subsequently solely a year!)


and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)
Hey ya'll! So, I've been keeping a footling hush-hush from you. In the ix months that I've been pregnant, non entirely did nosotros renovate our entire basement, but nosotros also installed novel white washed broad plank hardwood flooring inwards the entire upstairs degree of the house. And I've been waiting to part the story amongst y'all until everything was 100% finished. And immediately it's time...I tin finally tell y'all the story of why nosotros had to redo our upstairs floors later entirely a year.




So, retrieve those build novel hardwood floors that nosotros had installed last year? Well, nigh vi months later they were installed, nosotros watched inwards pure horror every bit our woods flooring started buckling, separating, warping, as well as turning an outdated shade of brilliant orange. Here's a closeup to demonstrate y'all what I mean.


I tried to conk on some perspective nigh it...it's just hardwood flooring, later all. But, I'd live lying to say I wasn't devastated. We had spent 3 months as well as a large chunk of coin on solid woods floors, as well as I was chop-chop coming to the realization that something was terribly wrong.
It was every bit if our flooring had decided to revert dorsum to the 1970's.
I'm going to set on a brave confront as well as pretend similar I handled this well, but in that location were lots of tears as well as a few choice fingers aimed at the floor.



So, you're in all probability wondering what on public happened. 
 I don't similar to speak negatively nigh anyone, hence rather than getting all worked upwards nigh something that has already happened, here's the quickest, most painless agency I tin depict what unfolded.

Last year, nosotros hired a actually bad contractor. I genuinely don't think in that location was whatever malice involved, as well as I would fifty-fifty become hence far every bit to say that I think he meant well. But the truth is that he took three months to exercise ane of the worst jobs I've always seen. And later he left, it took us some other three months to build clean upwards the harm he did to our home, as well as destination the undertaking he started.

And as well as hence there's the fact that vi months later having our floors installed they looked similar this.


 In a nutshell, later talking to some flooring experts, nosotros discovered that non entirely was our flooring installed poorly, but the character of the woods itself was actually bad, as well as that the topcoat used was far from ideal as well as caused the floors to amber actually quickly. So, a few painful lessons I learned from this ordeal (that I reject to live angry nigh inwards the hopes that they volition serve me inwards the future): 
#1. Do your due diligence when hiring a contractor. Don't just guide hold a blind recommendation from a friend or menage unit of measurement member. Ask to run into their work. Ask for a firm timeline. Interview multiple contractors.

 #2. Don't acquire talked into using solid hardwood from a local mill, fifty-fifty if you're told that it volition cutting your costs inwards one-half (because y'all powerfulness destination upwards similar us as well as guide hold your floors warp as well as dissever just a few months later installation). Buy your woods from a reputable delineate concern amongst a warranty. And I guide hold to tell you, later this experience, I volition never guide hold floors stained or finished on-site always again. Prefinished flooring is hence much easier to install, much to a greater extent than durable, as well as y'all know just what it volition expect similar later it's installed.

 and #3. Trust your gut. There were multiple instances spell working amongst our initiatory of all contractor when my instincts were telling me that something wasn't right. I was likewise afraid to speak upwards or exercise anything nigh it, as well as it ended upwards costing me a lot of fourth dimension as well as money. Don't live afraid to displace mortal who isn't doing the undertaking y'all are paying them to do.

So, immediately that my cautionary tale is out of the way, let's motility on amongst the happy business office of the story. Back inwards April, the basement renovation was inwards total swing, as well as nosotros had just hired some novel contractors to demo the poop tile as well as install that beautiful greyness plank tile downstairs. This time, nosotros did our due diligence when nosotros hired a contractor, as well as every bit a result, nosotros ended upwards working amongst some actually amazing guys. They were organized, meticulous, a pleasance to guide hold around, as well as their move was flawless. And every bit they had promised, they completely finished our entire basement inwards ane week. 

So, later seeing how pleasant a renovation tin live amongst the correct contractors, nosotros decided to hire them to create the upstairs as well as grip the hardwood flooring installation. We discussed all of our options for a few days, as well as ultimately decided that because the previous hardwood flooring had been installed hence poorly, in that location was no betoken inwards trying to sand them as well as refinish the hardwood. The onetime floors would demand to come upwards up, the subfloors would demand to live replaced (They should guide hold been replaced the initiatory of all fourth dimension around but nosotros were talked out of it.), as well as nosotros would as well as hence install novel engineered woods flooring.

So, I spent nigh a calendar week bringing dwelling theatre tons of samples. At ane point, in that location were nigh thirty sample boards inwards my garage. And it was hence difficult to guide because everything looked hence weird adjacent to our horrible orangish floors. It actually threw me off for awhile, but later a calendar week or hence I had narrowed downward my choices to three samples. #1 was my favorite from the start, amongst #2 beingness likewise orangish as well as #3 beingness likewise dark.
And that's a terrible iphone pic, but it's gives y'all an thought of what I'm talking about.


So, I listened to my gut as well as went for what I've wanted all along...a broad plank white washed floor. I was determined to follow my vision, no affair how weird it seemed to anyone else. 
The below film was my inspiration as well as it took a lot of searching to uncovering something comparable inside our toll range. 

via Denison

So, I bought a box of choice #1 as well as set it out over our floors to acquire a ameliorate thought of what it would expect like.  
And I was hence excited...I knew nosotros had a winner. 
It's called Beach Front Oak from the Coastal Urban collection by Primo Florz. They aren't paying me to tell y'all this, I'm only including a link to the manufacturer so that y'all tin uncovering it if you need to.


And hence it began. Our contractors spent a few days ripping upwards all of the gross orangish flooring as well as replacing all of the subfloors. And as well as hence they began installing all of the novel flooring. All inwards all, it took 2 weeks, just every bit they had promised. 
Can y'all believe it entirely took 2 weeks this time? Last fourth dimension it took almost three months. And I don't fifty-fifty wanna beak nigh it.


Since everything was finished hence chop-chop this time, I decided just to demonstrate y'all the finished results rather than endeavour to tell y'all nigh it spell all of this was underway. So, hither is how the upstairs looks today amongst the novel flooring.

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)

It feels similar a glorious novel beginning. 
No to a greater extent than angry orangish floors.

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)

All of our onetime living room slice of furniture is beingness used downstairs, hence I've decided to redo our upstairs living room (hopefully earlier the infant gets here). So, for now, entirely the dining room has been moved dorsum in.

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)


I decided to purpose the pinkish carpet inwards hither for awhile. 
I dear this thing, but tend to acquire sick of it later similar a week, hence I build no promises if it volition stay.
But I dear it for now.

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)

I'm just hence happy amongst the agency everything turned out. It finally feels correct (even though I got it hence terribly incorrect the initiatory of all time).

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)

Here's a footling glimpse of the hallway amongst the novel flooring.


And a glimpse of the hallway amongst the onetime floors, just to remind y'all of how much they sucked.


We also used this chance to supervene upon the onetime sliding door inwards the dining room amongst a novel set of pretty french doors.

To remind you, the onetime 1970's sliding door looked similar this.
It was a pretty sassy add-on to whatever dining room, really.


...but ane nosotros felt inclined to business office with.
Nothing similar spending a hateful solar daytime amongst a gaping hole inwards your house. 


It's funny how a footling thing similar a door tin build such a large difference, but there's just something nigh non having to take a large stick from the flooring every fourth dimension y'all desire to opened upwards the door that makes me experience hence happy. 
If you've always had ane of those onetime sliding doors, y'all KNOW the stick I speak of.


We also had the novel contractors create our stairs. I've never actually talked nigh this (because...sigh) but the onetime contractor did a horrible undertaking on our stairs. They were never finished as well as sounded similar they were going to intermission every fourth dimension y'all stepped on them. And they were also never trimmed out, hence they pretty much just looked bad from hateful solar daytime 1. 
I'll acquaint y'all amongst the evidence.


and some other glimpse.
I'm non kidding...that is how they looked when they were 'finished'. And this is why I'm choosing to move out a lot of words unsaid...because it's non fifty-fifty necessary. 
You guide hold eyeballs.


And now...the stairs today. 
I never thought stairs could build me hence happy, 
BUT I APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH information technology HURTS.


 And here's how the upstairs set looks today.


And some other glimpse. The stair treads had to live custom matched to our flooring, as well as I was hence thrilled to run into how flawlessly they were done. 


And that's pretty much it, ya'll.
That's the story of why nosotros chose to redo our hardwood floors for the 2nd fourth dimension inwards a year. And amongst whatever luck, I volition hopefully never guide hold to think nigh flooring always ane time to a greater extent than spell nosotros alive inwards this house.
Feel costless to express joy nigh the fact that it took me 2 redos to acquire it correct inwards both the upstairs AND the downstairs. 
It's beyond ridiculous, I know.
 I intentionally waited awhile to tell y'all nigh all of this hence that nosotros could approach it from a identify of sense of humor rather than rage.
Because in that location were times....

It's such a relief to guide hold it all finished as well as finally live able to 'move dorsum in' as well as resume our normal lives.

and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a twelvemonth DIY Our New White-Washed Hardwood Flooring (and why nosotros had to rip out the onetime ones later entirely a year!)


On a sidenote, hence many of y'all guide hold been hence excited to run into the plant nursery as well as immediately y'all know what's been taking me hence long. I've spent the lastly ix months vehement my entire theatre apart.

Now that everything is finished, I've finally been able to start on the nursery. For now, we've decided to purpose the onetime invitee room at the destination of the hall (the room amongst the nighttime greyness walls).


 I'm currently almost 36 weeks as well as kinda wanna outcry tears of relief that I've made it this far.
The thought of making it to term seemed hence far away for hence long, as well as I'm hence thankful to live hence unopen to the destination line. As y'all tin imagine, I was hence scared for hence long that I never actually allowed myself to think nigh the nursery, hence I'm just immediately starting to finally set the room together.

And it's hence much fun.
 Since it's notwithstanding highly probable I could deliver her earlier her due appointment at the destination of June, I don't know whether I'll destination upwards sharing her plant nursery earlier she gets hither or later she's already arrived. But, either way, I hope to eventually part it, because I'm really excited nigh what's going on at the destination of that hall.
But, if for some argue I create upwards one's heed to guide hold a chip of a 'maternity leave' for the entire calendar month of June or July, just know that I'm allowing myself a footling fourth dimension off as well as that I'll live back. I'm non going to test to predict or innovation anything...I'm just going to relax as well as bask the moment. Thank y'all guys for allowing me to exercise that. 


'Til adjacent time!






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