New flooring for Family Room & Kitchen

[MossflowerWoods]

OK, except for the area just inside the side door, where I need to remove a section of subfloor to fix the old dry-rot issue. I am done.

Once I fix that subfloor, all I have to put in is just the last couple tiles.

Actually I have NOT done the quarter round either, but that can wait... The floor is fully functional and the wife is happy!

Here are some "after" pictures.

Be well,
David

 

[EagleTDL]

Lookin' good! :thumbsup: And if Mama's happy...

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Lookin' good! :thumbsup: And if Mama's happy...

AMEN BROTHER!

Tha's what it is ALL about!

David

 

[blueriver]

David ... I like that! Ya did good man...you should be proud!! What are you going to do with the "dry rot" area?

 

[CurlyDave]

David ... I like that! Ya did good man...you should be proud!! What are you going to do with the "dry rot" area?

A quick thought on the dry rot area.

Drill a small hole near the area and measure the thickness of the existing subfloor as carefully as you can.

Years ago, 3/4" was pretty standard for sub flooring. Now it is 23/32" or even 11/16" sometimes.

Think hard about how you will increase the thickness of the new OSB if that is the case you have. Shims made of several layers of roofing felt (tar paper) work pretty well, but you have to get it exact, or you will have a dip that will show up eventually.

If you end up having an existing thickness which is no longer available this argues for using the epoxy repair...

 

[MossflowerWoods]

A quick thought on the dry rot area.

Drill a small hole near the area and measure the thickness of the existing subfloor as carefully as you can.

Years ago, 3/4" was pretty standard for sub flooring. Now it is 23/32" or even 11/16" sometimes.

Think hard about how you will increase the thickness of the new OSB if that is the case you have. Shims made of several layers of roofing felt (tar paper) work pretty well, but you have to get it exact, or you will have a dip that will show up eventually.

If you end up having an existing thickness which is no longer available this argues for using the epoxy repair...

Dave,

Excellent point! The dry rot area was so bad I vacuumed most of it out with the shop vac. it was crumbles.

There is a big chunk of OSB in the attic that I simply assumed was left over material and I was going to use to replace that spot.

This might account for some of the lumps and dips I have now in the finished floor because the prior owner did not pay attention to this.

Hmmm...

I will measure it when I start cutting and see what I've got.

But not today.

THANK YOU for pointing this out!

Be well,
David

PS - This is my 1,000th post in less than 3 months as a TBN guy.