We have more flooring to tackle. Tomorrow an installer will be here to put new wall to wall down in the upstairs hallways and the third bedroom. This is the front hallway as it looks today. The walls, trim and ceiling have been painted and the old carpet ripped up. We've put in a new light fixture but it isn't visible here. The color is admittedly not "real estate agent beige" designed to appeal the masses, but we found this blue very striking and have used it in other areas in the house to great advantage.
We are not exposing the original pine flooring. Gary had put a sub-flooring down over it because he did not think it was salvageable. The layer is nailed and glued and I don't think we could have feasibly pulled it up. This shot of the two stairs that connect the c. 1840 original section of the house to the c. 1875 addition show vestiges of the old pine plank. I figured I'd document the image in case future owners are curious. This is what is under the rug!
This is what we consider the third bedroom and it's getting the same carpet as the hallways. The carpet that was put down by Gary was glued so soundly that we could not get it up, so it's going to stay as a base layer. For anyone who is curious, this layer was covered when we first bought the house 15 years ago. One of the first things we did, was paint that room and put in new carpet. The room itself and the carpet were in fine condition -- we just wanted a different color scheme. If the carpet seems marked up or dirty in this picture, it's because it's been through a few painting projects.
The carpet tomorrow has been purchased through G&L Flooring, which is on Grant St. We have purchased all carpeting in the house through them as we really like dealing with Paul Murphy. I'll put up pictures once the carpeting is done and expect it to look great.
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