It makes such a huge difference in there.I'm so glad we went with the wood- it feels warm & comfortable on the feet.
I'm not going to lie... it put the "Labor" into Labor Day, taking two of us the entire day.
If you remember, we had installed half of the floor a couple of weeks ago, but it was frustrating. The major problem was that the floor isn't level... AT ALL (one reason that tile would have been a complete DIY disaster!).
We used shims to support the areas that dipped down. This worked, but took us a while to perfect our technique.
Long story short... we ended up pulling it all out & starting over again. Now we're happy with the results!
The hardest part was the final row. We had to trim each piece to fit (and not only is the floor not level, but the walls aren't square either!) plus we needed to work around an immovable radiator and pipes.
But this part is DONE! And although it took us a while, it cost less than $200!
And now it's all covered with cardboard... to protect it while we finish up the wainscoting. More on that soon!
Related posts:
Before pics
Project Timeline
Bathroom Demo
Bathroom Shopping
Tar paper & Wallboard installation
Photos of progress- 7/23
Picking the flooring
Bathroom tile
8/7 Update
8/15 Update
That looks amazing! What a lot of work but well worth the effort!! That's a super cool old radiator too.
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