It was a messy escrow that created a lot of stress for us but at the end of the day we can finally sit back and relax... Wait, pulling up giant tile off the floor isn't relaxing and neither is pulling out kitchen cabinets or cutting down a giant Tree/Bush in the front yard. It may not be relaxing and I may be going to bed at night completely exhausted but it is all worth it.
The following is the first job I tackled, the Tiled Floors:
I'll start off by saying that we have always hated white tiled floors. Not all tiled floors are bad, a nice Spanish style looks great but for some reason I can't stand this white tile. It makes the room kind of psychiatric-wardish.
This was a lot harder than I thought it would be but once I got the hang of it and realized that I should be kneeling when I use the jackhammer, the tiles just started popping off. Pulling up the metal laff that layed under all of this was extremely tiring but now I got some sweet guns to show for it.
Thankfully, most of the hardwood was in good condition. There were problem areas that I worried about but after talking to a specialist who told me most of the wood can be salvaged it made all the work I've done worth it. Our floors should all be done by the weekend and then we start moving in. It's amazing how hard wood floors makes a place look so much better.
I've learned a lot during this first project and also found out just how hard it is to pull up concrete when you're exhausted and can barely lift your arms. Stay tuned for more adventures in house restoration at the Four8Eleven.
