timinder
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Having finally moved into our "new" house, we've started getting to grips with all the things (good and bad) done by previous owners.
There's a lot that has been done that isn't the way I would have gone about it if it were me, and I'm sure I'll have many more questions to ask over the coming months (an probably years).
Our immediate issue is what to do with the floor in what will be No.1 Son's bedroom.
When we moved in, it had a seagrass type carpet which had its own particular seagrassy smell, mixed in with a lot of perfume and make-up aromas from the previous occupant. It was also impossible to vacuum all the dust out.
Since our son suffers a bit from eczema we thought we'd like to get rid of that and either fit a new carpet or expose the floorboards to reduce dust and dust mites.
So far so good, but last night we decided to take up the old seagrass and found that it had been glued onto hardboard panels, which had been fixed to the boards underneath with literally hundreds of staples.
On taking all this up as carefully as possible, we're left with the following:
As you can see, there are a few new boards. There are also lots of felt-tip letters drawn onto the boards where I presume they've been removed for the heating to be installed, and lots of cut boards. There are also now lots of staples (which pulled through the board edges) that need removing, and lots and lots of tiny holes where the staples have been removed:
Now comes the dilemma. What to do with the floor? I originally wanted to keep the boards and sand/stain etc. the floor and put a big rug down, but there's so much damage to the boards that I fear it will look a mess when finished.
My wife is in favour of painting the floor white, which will ft the colour scheme of the room - bright colours on a loose Lego theme - and be pretty inexpensive and quick to do. We'll also be able to fill those staple holes and hide other damage, but it will be very hard to reverse in future.
The third option is to try and pick a carpet colour that will match the theme. That at least would cut down noise and help keep the room warmer, but costs more money, and we've spent most of that buying the house!
Any opinions welcome...
There's a lot that has been done that isn't the way I would have gone about it if it were me, and I'm sure I'll have many more questions to ask over the coming months (an probably years).
Our immediate issue is what to do with the floor in what will be No.1 Son's bedroom.
When we moved in, it had a seagrass type carpet which had its own particular seagrassy smell, mixed in with a lot of perfume and make-up aromas from the previous occupant. It was also impossible to vacuum all the dust out.
Since our son suffers a bit from eczema we thought we'd like to get rid of that and either fit a new carpet or expose the floorboards to reduce dust and dust mites.
So far so good, but last night we decided to take up the old seagrass and found that it had been glued onto hardboard panels, which had been fixed to the boards underneath with literally hundreds of staples.
On taking all this up as carefully as possible, we're left with the following:
As you can see, there are a few new boards. There are also lots of felt-tip letters drawn onto the boards where I presume they've been removed for the heating to be installed, and lots of cut boards. There are also now lots of staples (which pulled through the board edges) that need removing, and lots and lots of tiny holes where the staples have been removed:
Now comes the dilemma. What to do with the floor? I originally wanted to keep the boards and sand/stain etc. the floor and put a big rug down, but there's so much damage to the boards that I fear it will look a mess when finished.
My wife is in favour of painting the floor white, which will ft the colour scheme of the room - bright colours on a loose Lego theme - and be pretty inexpensive and quick to do. We'll also be able to fill those staple holes and hide other damage, but it will be very hard to reverse in future.
The third option is to try and pick a carpet colour that will match the theme. That at least would cut down noise and help keep the room warmer, but costs more money, and we've spent most of that buying the house!
Any opinions welcome...
