tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120556725321553762.post2914111869997106425..comments2023-06-08T12:30:23.411-04:00Comments on Georgetown House: OMG! OMG! We have wood floors under the carpet!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534347532506541550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120556725321553762.post-20455556761240306452009-03-25T06:13:00.000-04:002009-03-25T06:13:00.000-04:00Very nice blog article. I hope and next time that...Very nice blog article. I hope and next time that your post shows an image and pictures. Its much better to have those beautiful and quality images. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120556725321553762.post-44531114139379092382007-05-07T23:06:00.000-04:002007-05-07T23:06:00.000-04:00Oh we are totally fine with "character" - hell, we...Oh we are totally fine with "character" - hell, we'd better be, since our house has a lot more character than good-condition original detail. If I wanted a new house I would have bought one. <BR/><BR/>But it's not the visual appearance that concerns me, it's whether there is any significant damage from the fire or water used to put out the fire, and whether it really is everywhere under the carpet or if there are places where they really did rip it up and level it to the old floor with new plywood. <BR/><BR/>But no matter what, this nasty carpet has to go, and I'm beyond thrilled even to just have an excuse to rip it up before I can afford to put down what we'd really want if the original floors were not there. I'd live with painted plywood until we're flush again if I have to.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534347532506541550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120556725321553762.post-11791546584733814222007-05-07T19:41:00.000-04:002007-05-07T19:41:00.000-04:00Here's something I learned when we had our (slight...Here's something I learned when we had our (slightly damaged and covered by linoleum) hardwood floors refinsished: once you have it (professionally -- don't try to do it yourself) sanded and varnished, a certain amount of damage can add character. Of course, we don't know what's under those carpets of yours yet, but we thought we were going to have to replace half of the floor in our dining room. We actually asked the sander/refinsher guys to quote us a price on it. But they told us we were being silly, it would look black but fine, and it does (I'll put a picture up when I get my new modem in). Like the floor guys told us: things happen in old houses, it's not supposed to look brand new. (They're Vietnamese, so it didn't come out quite that way, but I would absolutely recommend them to you if you lived anywhere near...)EGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413356156587831974noreply@blogger.com