Kitchen - Hardwood Floors

Kitchen 

Hardwood Floors

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Today Scott Wilson removed the linoleum and particle board subfloor and uncovered the original hardwood floors.  I thought they looked really bad, but Scott gave me hope that he can make them look new again.  

There is a 3ft x 2ft spot by the basement door where the floor boards were missing and a piece of plywood was added.  Scott will have to take that out and add new maple boards.  The area in front of the sink and dishwasher was water damaged and since it lines up with the other repair I decided to have those boards removed and replaced as well.  

I would say about 85% of the kitchen's hardwood floor is in good shape and should sand and stain well.  That is fantastic news!  All of the staples (and there seem to be a million of them) will need to be removed by hand.  The floors will be repaired, sanded, stained, and coated so they can last another 100 years. This process will take about another week.  Then I will be able to put my kitchen back together.

As I watch these tradesmen work on our home I'm in awe of their craft.  They have years of experience and make all of this look easy.  I realize that this is not easy at all and it is hard to be on their knees doing back-breaking work every day.  My father spent years down in the bottom of ships kneeling on the cold steel at the Sturgeon Bay ship yard.  His knees are shot.  Some people might think why would anyone want to do that?  Well, they enjoy what they do and they can make a good living at it.  Their work ethic and dedication to their jobs inspires me.  Like me they enjoy hard work and bringing old homes back to life. I'm thankful and grateful to have them working on our home.