For some time now my wife and I have been planning on ripping the carpeting out of our house and refinishing the hardwood floors that lie beneath. Our bedroom is the one exception in that it does not have hardwood floors beneath the carpeting. It has a fake wood-grained vinyl flooring instead. Being the industrious man that I am I have put together a plan to install hardwood flooring in our bedroom.
The first step involved research. I looked online and I picked up a book on installing hardwood floors. I also investigated all of the different wood floor options out there.
I looked at the laminate floorings and was not impressed. I plan on having this house for a long time so the idea of having floors that last means a lot to me. I have seen some unlucky folks who have a gouge in their laminate flooring and it just sucks. You can cut the piece out and patch it but why? Solid hardwood flooring does cost more but it is well worth it in the long run.
The flooring I chose is an oak flooring that comes in random lengths. It has a light stain to it and comes prefinished (I'm not a masochist y'know). It is a tongue and groove form of hardwood so installation should be a snap.
I called around and acquired some helpers as well as friends who have the tools I need (compressor, nailgun, side-nailgun). I'm hoping to have all of the work done next weekend and I expect to have some pictures of the event to post on here.
Image from flickr user juhansonin used under Creative Commons License
