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Then we made a mistake, and didn't put underlayment down. Would have been ok but we installed laminate and it didn't give it quite the stiffness we wanted. But then we decided we don't like the laminate in the kitchen, so we'll pull it all back up eventually and put it somewhere else.
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Those old planks looked stronger than the plywood underlayment. Thanks for posting pics. I may have to do the same thing or live with some slope.
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Let's see some pics
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You are very right about every thing being out of square. I have become the king of cutting trapeziods.
We already have the new flooring in the house getting acclimated to the house. This will be the second house I have refloored. We really hate carpet/pergo/etc.....
On the first floor, the dining room floor is still good. I pulled up a section and used that to match.
The flooring in the living room is a bit odd. Again, T&G flooring, but much larger boards, it has the look of an old porch. Who knows.
Any other guesses are welcome!
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Why don't you post some of your pictures? I am restoring an old farmhouse in Wisconsin and would love to see your progress. I posted my pics here: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/kaefer@a...29900919#page1
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Macybaby, that looks *exactly* like the floor rebuild job we need to do in our downstairs (at least part of it). Our joists sit on rocks, too, and the crawl space is too shallow to get into.
Great pics, thanks for sharing! Sometimes we feel like the lone ranger and it's comforting to know that someone else has undertaken a similar task and come out okay on the other side 
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Our house was built in 1890 and it has 4 inch tongue and groove flooring nailed directly to the floor joists. It has it in every room and is the original.
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Ford8N - loved your pictures - we could almost trade albums and still have the same shots LOL!!
My DH and I still have a long way to go before everything is done. Our place was at the point where it was debateable whether it would be best to tear it down or fix it up. We've been at this for a few years now. Talking about it and seeing pictures of what others have done sure does help to keep the motivation going.
I also have a journal I've been keeping on our progress.
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01/16/07, 04:03 PM
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OK, I am officially awed and intimidated. You guys did a TON of work.
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Ford,
You now owe me a new kitchen. I made the very foolish error of sharing your pics with my wife.
She got all excited about what we could do just by moving a door or two, etc.
She is now busy with her graph paper
What have you gotten me into???????? lol
Oh well, for all she does for me, what is a wall or two (or three, or four......)
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01/16/07, 08:39 PM
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Think of asbestos when tearing up any old floors. Try not to spread that dust around your house. Some floors are better to cover then take out.
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01/16/07, 08:53 PM
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I live in central WI and restored an old farm house which was built in 1868. The floors in the upstairs are doug fir which was the subfloor and was painted gray. We had them all strip and resealed. They came out beautiful. The downstairs floors were hardwood, oak and maple in the kitchen. The kitchen we had to replace. They were coverd over also. We loved doing our home and have been here for over 12 years and still working on it. I just never seems to end.
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Ford,
You now owe me a new kitchen. I made the very foolish error of sharing your pics with my wife.
She got all excited about what we could do just by moving a door or two, etc.
She is now busy with her graph paper
What have you gotten me into???????? lol
Oh well, for all she does for me, what is a wall or two (or three, or four......)
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Doh!! Sorry about that...
You can use this nifty tool to lay the whole thing out: http://plan3d.com/pages/home.aspx
I don't know where you are in the dairy state, but I know a local Amish guy who can build those cabinets for you. I got those custom-built hickory cabinets for about the price of Home Depot cabinets.
I have the upstairs bath in progress now.
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Nice Job. Looks really good. I think all Amish cabinetmakers are named Miller. Thanks for saving the bank barn!! really hate seeing them tore down
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Ford8N - loved your pictures - we could almost trade albums and still have the same shots LOL!!
My DH and I still have a long way to go before everything is done. Our place was at the point where it was debateable whether it would be best to tear it down or fix it up. We've been at this for a few years now. Talking about it and seeing pictures of what others have done sure does help to keep the motivation going.
I also have a journal I've been keeping on our progress.
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I enjoyed your pictures too. Did you used to live in WI, judging by your pics? I thought that I was the only one crazy enough to take on such projects. :-)
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Nice Job. Looks really good. I think all Amish cabinetmakers are named Miller.
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That is hilarious...my cabinets were built by Homer Miller out of Ironton, WI.
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02/06/07, 11:50 AM
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We just restored an old village store and made it into a large single family home. The pics are posted at http://picasaweb.google.com/cowperth...aklineBuilders there are some other pics, but this house is for sale if you know anyone wanting to live in midcoast Maine and needs a really BIG house.
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Nice Job. Looks really good. I think all Amish cabinetmakers are named Miller.
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That is hilarious...my cabinets were built by Homer Miller out of Ironton, WI.
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In a land where or time when people's names started with their occupations, it would make sense. (Millers mill wood, usually for moldings or cabinets or other building materials.)
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Be very careful if there is tar on your floor. Many years ago animals like mastadons and giant sloths got stuck in tar, and now they are all extinct. You might want to call in a licensed, trained, blessed/shaman type of abatement company to do your floor work and not needlessly risk extinction of the entire human race.
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