Floors, floors, floors....

I mentioned this deadline that we have coming up...... I still don't know if we're going to make it, but we're trying our hardest.  We installed the new hardwood floors Thursday night and Friday night.  The sanding of the old floors started Saturday morning..... We rented a large orbital sander and it just wasn't getting the job done so we got a big drum sander to see if that would go any easier.  It did from the aspect that we didn't have to change the paper as often, but it was still tough going.  The finish on the old floors was not polyurethane but some old oil varnish that did not want to come off.  It would only gum up and chew up sandpaper.  Doug was amazing in his tenacity to get the job done and was up to the wee hours each night so the sander could be returned this morning.  We still have to use the orbital to get them polished up for stain and then the floors will be all done.  They look awesome already!

This is what the dining and living room looked like Saturday morning.

And this is the opposite view of dining into kitchen.  I think the new and old will match up nicely once they are stained to match.

This is the new flooring in the kitchen and third bedroom. 

 

When we're done all the floors will be hardwood with the exception of the two bathrooms and back hall/laundry area.