Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Flooring and Termite Damage

I knew there was termite damage on the east side of the house but couldn't get to it till the previous owners got their stuff out. That's another story. Now that the room was emptied recently I got someone in to tear up the floor and replace the structural damage with treated lumber and I just had them just replace the damaged flooring that had been under the carpet with plywood. I'll put a floating laminate in that room. Too much damage to the original floor I to make it worth the trouble trying to patch.
The damage was pretty much to the extent the exterminator had said and it's been enough time, he used a slow release product, that all the little critters were gone. A little more work will have to be done in the next room but it shouldn't be much.

The wood floor under the carpet is in really pretty good shape, except for the half eaten stuff of course. I've been hesitant to rip up and find out what was under the orange and gold sculptured stuff that covers all but the bathroom, till I was ready to do the drastic things that might be needed. The fellow cut the carpet into manageable pieces as he tore it out of the east room. I hadn't thought of that. Once he was finished (and it took part of one day, he said might be three, finally, something else done fast) I went to work and started cutting pieces of carpet out of the main room. Just a bit at a time and it looks great. I'm taking off the tack strips and staples from the padding and cleaning as I go. I'm liking what I find and the whole place doesn't need to be turned upside down all at once to do it. So, I'll be working on that, a manageable bit at a time.

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