This project has been on the Honey-do list since the day we moved into this house back in August of 2005. Our dining room is pretty hideous. The previous owners used it as an office and cut holes in the walls, etc.

The color on the walls is nice, but that's the only good thing to say about it, really.

So far we haven't done much except replace the stupid little light that was in the room with a chandelier we got on Amazon.com for $26. It's stainless and matches the rest of the lights in the house, so we like it. We were considering buying a nearly identical chandelier from Lowe's for like $350, and honestly we like that one a bit better, for for $26 for the one we got we really couldn't be much happier. :)

So since I got laid off from my job I figured I'd take almost two weeks off before starting the new job and tackle this project. First up is priming the walls and removing the awful head-cap from over the window.

Next is pulling up the carpet and staples and removing the baseboards.

Then I'll either install the hardwood or fix all the holes in the walls, not sure which direction I'll go next, but both will hopefully be done by the end of next week.

Later, I'll be wainscoting the dining room, but I have to pick a pattern first. I'm not sure what I want to do just yet.

I also intend to install an in-wall display case for my wife's butterfly art. This will also include some new lighting to show off her collection. That'll probably happen before the wainscoting, and indeed may even drive the wainscoting design.

I've uploaded a few pictures of what I am starting with. I'll post more as I go along, just like before (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=5936&t=522031). :)

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Good luck!

If you do wainscoting (now is definitely the time to do it...it looks like it will save you the hassle of fixing those holes you'll not be needing.) Home Depot sells some beadboard/wainscoting paneling that is a huge time saver and looks pretty decent when painted up.

that IS a nice color

when you're done, come do my kitchen?:please:

:woot2:

Ack. Color is too tooo much. :nono2: Just plant a pitchfork in there...







:scratchh: Who's bowflex is that? :lol:

that IS a nice color

when you're done, come do my kitchen?:please:

LOL, I still have to do MY kitchen. We hate it. Actually, we want to gut that entire side of the house and redo out kitchen, master bath, master bedroom, and laundry room all in one fell swoop.

I'd likely contract out quite a bit of that though, since it would be a HUGE project and living without a kitchen and laundry facilities would suck hairy, smelly hiney.

That looks like the color I painted my dining room! Maybe mine is a bit brighter. :) Good luck! Looks like a big project!

The walls are prepped and ready for primer today. The only exception are the two holes where the wire is poking out. I need to get a small piece of drywall to fix those holes. I can always do that after I prime the first coat anyway, so no big deal.

I'll take pics after I'm done priming, since my wife took the camera with her today. She's not coming home until later this evening.

I love the color:)
I had a few rooms close to that color for a while, then I got tired of it and now they are baby blue or tan(can calls it "La Fonda Boulder")

That color is all gone. I prepped and primed today, so the room is mostly just white primer. I didn't cut in any of the edges though.

Tomorrow I take up the carpet and get it ready for hardwood. I might even start the hardwood installation, too. :woot:

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honestly, i'm going to have to respectfully disagree and say that the red DINING room is pretty ugly...:shake:

it reminds me too much of a firehouse:
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That color is all gone. I prepped and primed today, so the room is mostly just white primer. I didn't cut in any of the edges though.

Tomorrow I take up the carpet and get it ready for hardwood. I might even start the hardwood installation, too. :woot:

'no' to red. :D

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Looks good, TR!

much better than the red. what color next? :D

much better than the red. what color next? :D

Dunno. :dontknow:

First things first.

Tomorrow, I'll remove the carpeting and pad, remove all the staples and carpet tack strip, and prep the floor for hardwood.

If things go like I plan, I'll probably start installing the hardwood itself. :)

Dunno. :dontknow:

First things first.

Tomorrow, I'll remove the carpeting and pad, remove all the staples and carpet tack strip, and prep the floor for hardwood.

If things go like I plan, I'll probably start installing the hardwood itself. :)

are you making it heated floors? :D

kewl! don't forget to print your lowes 10% off coupon (http://forums.slickdeals.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=73260&d=1200559593) :thumbsup:

much better than the red. what color next? :D
Celery Green.

Celery Green.

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Nice, TR! That light was an amazing deal, I love it!

I saw on of those design shows and they had taken large hammered looking copper pots and used them to make light fixtures. It added a very expensive look to the room. :)

Celery Green.

This was actually the name of the dining-room paint in the house I grew up in. My parents later repainted it peach. It was the 60s and 70s, what can I say? :P

Today's update:

I removed the carpeting and padding, and about 400-500 staples from the subfloor. I also removed the carpet tack strips.

Tomorrow I will clean the floor and start installing the hardwood. I have to pick up a few more boxes of hardwood, too, so I might do that tomorrow as well. I'll have to acclimate the new boxes to the house for a few days before installing them, though, so that could put the breaks on a bit. :annoyed:

Anyway, on to the pics of today's progress:

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:huh: W0t is that circle thing?

:huh: W0t is that circle thing?

That's a bucket with all the staples and bits of padding in it. If you look at the pic above it and below it, you can see what's in the bucket.

Dumb question....Wot is a baseboard? Why don't I have one? :huh:

Dumb question....Wot is a baseboard? Why don't I have one? :huh:

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That white piece of wood at the bottom of the wall is the baseboard.

Oh, I see. :thumbup:

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That white piece of wood at the bottom of the wall is the baseboard.
Isn't that the molding?

Isn't that the molding?

Indeed, it is a type of molding. :)

Indeed, it is a type of molding. :)
Oh ok...thanks.

Is your floor made of wood? Or is that something you have put on top of your slab? (I'm referring to the pics where you have the carpet and the pad removed)

Our house is on a crawlspace, so the wood you see is the 3/4" subfloor nailed directly to the joists.

I'll tape down some rosin paper to go between the subfloor and the 3/4" pre-finished hardwood that I'll start installing tomorrow. The purpose of the rosin paper is to reduce noise, and especially 'squeaks' that arise from friction between the subfloor and the hardwood.

There will always be some amount of 'creaks' in any hardwood floor, but the rosin paper goes a long way to removing the high-pitched 'squeaks' you hear when walking across some older hardwood floors.

:huh: W0t is that circle thing?

it's a tofu burger....kinda looks like the tofu blocks they have at subway...:vomit:

Oh ok...thanks.

Is your floor made of wood? Or is that something you have put on top of your slab? (I'm referring to the pics where you have the carpet and the pad removed)

We have cement under our carpet pad but we only have one level. My sister's house has wood like that under the flooring on the 2nd story.

Looks neat!

The purpose of the rosin paper is to reduce noise, and especially 'squeaks' that arise from friction between the subfloor and the hardwood.

There will always be some amount of 'creaks' in any hardwood floor, but the rosin paper goes a long way to removing the high-pitched 'squeaks' you hear when walking across some older hardwood floors.

How do you get floors to stop squeaking if they already are? Our house is 100 years old and I am fairly certain they didn't have the wherewithal to install rosin paper first.

I just wanted to use the word 'wherewithal' in a sentence

I've actually heard a lot of people recommend roofing paper instead of rosin because its cheaper and thicker.

it's a tofu burger....kinda looks like the tofu blocks they have at subway...:vomit:

:huh: Tofu burger? :nono2: I don't eat things that pose as other things. Be what you are, I say! :woot:

OOO!! FUN! I got my degree in interior design (not decorating, but designing floorplans/furniture layouts, etc.) but haven't really used it except for my own house. I opened a restaurant instead. Anywho.. I am glad the dining room is no longer red, because red increases hunger and agitation. Can't wait to hear what color you are leaning towards!

On This Old House, they said that a lot of squeaks can be eliminated by screwing the subflooring to the joists in more places. They even had this cool tool that screwed through the carpeting and then broke just inside the floorboard so you couldn't see it or step on it.

If you have to wait a few days to put down the flooring, why not paint first? Then you don't have to worry about dripping.

Yeah, I've placed a few screws in 'squeaky' places, but there really weren't too many in the dining room.

As for painting first, no can do. One, we haven't decided on a color yet. Two, I am doing wainscoting first so I don't want to paint where the wainscot will be. Also, I have tons of plastic I can put down so I'm not too worried about dripping.

I am at a standstill at the moment though. The distributor for the hardwood I am using has gone out of business. The retailer I buy the wood from can't find another distributor for this region, so he's going to get me a different brand of wood and allow me to trade in the extra that I already have. I'll probably pick up the new wood tomorrow (if it's not raining), but then it has to acclimate in the house for at least three days before I start installing it.

So I'm dead in the water for the time being. That sucks since I have this time on my hands. I may look into doing the recessed wall shelving while I'm on a forced 'break'.

What this concept about wood having to acclimate in the house before installing?

Wood expands and contracts with temperature. It also expands and contracts with relative humidity.

The conditions the wood has been exposed to in a warehouse are likely much different than the conditions in a house. So, in order to prevent gaps and bowing during installation, it takes about three days for the wood to 'stabilize' in it's new environment.

Wood expands and contracts with temperature. It also expands and contracts with relative humidity.

The conditions the wood has been exposed to in a warehouse are likely much different than the conditions in a house. So, in order to prevent gaps and bowing during installation, it takes about three days for the wood to 'stabilize' in it's new environment.
Is this pre-finished, self-adhesive wood?

Pre-finished, yes. But I'll be nailing it down, not gluing it.

Just like this project (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=5936&t=522031).

:thumbup: Looks good so far

Finally making some progress installing the floor:

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You know....in all those shows on HGTV it only take them like...a day or two to do all this. :P

Just playin'...that's looking really good. We'd like to do that to our dining room but we're afraid we'd completely mess it up and then we'd have to spend a fortune to have someone come fix it, lol.

Isn't plywood usually recommended for putting down that type of floor?

isn't that window a bit low?

isn't that window a bit low?

That's how the windows in my dining room and living room are. They're nearly floor to ceiling.

Looks good, TR! Come do my floors next - kthx.

My new best friend:

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Golly gee whiz I'm sore!

My new best friend:

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Golly gee whiz I'm sore!

I never pictured you as the Golly gee whiz sorta guy :lol:

How long did it take you to lay down that wood?

Not too long. I started about noon today, and the first four rows take the longest.

Oh, and I'm not a golly gee whiz sort of guy. It was just appropriate at the time is all. :dontknow: Besides, as a moderator I can't use the sort of language that would be even more appropriate for the situation. Geeze, you should know that. :doh:

This is where I am now (pics taken about five minutes ago):

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You could have said "Fark farkity far fark I'm sore..."..that's way cooler. :rolleyes:

Stupid question....is your dining room just a square/rectangle? I'd love to try and do that to our floor (assuming we wouldn't totally screw it up, lol)...but we'd have to cut the wood because we'd have to take it out farther than the square shape of the room (because it flows into the kitchen/bar area in kind of a diagnal shape..hard to explain)...are you cutting the wood or does it come in the sizes you need?

I start on the left, and work my way to the right. When I get to the wall on the right, I try to find a piece that fits, or one close enough. If it doesn't quite fit, then I cut it to size with my miter saw. I'd say I generally have to cut about 80% of the boards on the end, but usually only about an inch or so. I always try to find the closest piece.

This is where I am stopping for the night. Mommy says I've made enough noise for one day. It is a loud process, especially with the nailer.

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By the way, this nailer is the best Harbor Freight (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95658) purchase I have made to date, and I've bought a lot of stuff from there. I got it for $129 on sale (plus a 10% off coupon, too! :)) Compare that to $450+ for a Bostich or similar name brand pneumatic nailers. I'm usually pretty leery about buying anything with moving parts from Harbor Freight, as a lot of what they sell is crap. However, this flooring nailer has been fantastic!! It makes the process go buy much faster and easier than using a finish nailer like I did on my nursery project.

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As for installing a floor, that part is really pretty easy. The most important part is getting the first row square, and after that it's just fit, tap in, nail, and cut (when you get to the end). There are lots of tutorials on how to do it online.

The only bad part is that it can be pretty physically grueling. It's a good workout, though. :)

That's looking great! Seriously. It looks professionally done...I wish we had your knack for home improvement, lol.

I'll show my husband your post and tell him about the nailer. Maybe this summer when can send the kids off when my parents for a few days and actually get it done. :)

That's looking great! Seriously. It looks professionally done...I wish we had your knack for home improvement, lol.

I'll show my husband your post and tell him about the nailer. Maybe this summer when can send the kids off when my parents for a few days and actually get it done. :)

Actually, it's better than professionally done. I did it. That means that I paid much more attention to detail than the 'pros' would, and I spent a lot more time on the prep work than they would, too.

So yeah, I kick ass. :cool2:

Actually, it's better than professionally done. I did it. That means that I paid much more attention to detail than the 'pros' would, and I spent a lot more time on the prep work than they would, too.

So yeah, I kick ass. :cool2:

Yeah yeah...you're awesome and all that crap :rolleyes:

I haven't posted in this thread in nearly a month. That's because I have had some serious problems with the quality of the majority of the wood I had to install this floor. I have finally worked out the quality issues with the supplier and he is refunding my money for the existing wood. I have purchased new wood and picked it up on Friday last week, and am now ready to get going on this project again.

So, today I'll be removing the flooring I have installed so far, and starting new with the new wood. I am gunning to get the entire floor installed this weekend since we are having new carpeting installed in other portions of the house on the 11th (two weeks from today), and I've got to get prepared for that as well.

It's going to be a long couple weeks.

I haven't posted in this thread in nearly a month. That's because I have had some serious problems with the quality of the majority of the wood I had to install this floor. I have finally worked out the quality issues with the supplier and he is refunding my money for the existing wood. I have purchased new wood and picked it up on Friday last week, and am now ready to get going on this project again.

So, today I'll be removing the flooring I have installed so far, and starting new with the new wood. I am gunning to get the entire floor installed this weekend since we are having new carpeting installed in other portions of the house on the 11th (two weeks from today), and I've got to get prepared for that as well.

It's going to be a long couple weeks.

That really sucks. :hug:

Looks good. What were the "quality issues"? Too soft?

Many manufacturing problems. There were some holes in the wood, all the way through from the bottom to the top, many edges weren't square, and there were far too many 'short' pieces of wood. I'd say 80% of the remaining wood was between 12 - 18" in length, and only a few pieces were longer than 24". Some wood didn't take the finish correctly during manufacturing and had 'bare spots', many pieces were missing tongues so couldn't be correctly installed, many were missing the bottom portion of the groove, much of the wood was splitting when installed (which shouldn't happen), various other problems.

Overall, out of about 150 square feet, I only had about 25 square feet worth of wood that was even remotely installable. The rest was crap. So I'm ripping up that 25 square feet and putting down another brand of wood that is much higher quality. I won't be as happy with the new stuff though since the color is more consistent and it has less 'character'. :annoyed:

Oh damn. I don't blame you. I can't wait to try that out for myself some day. I met a guy over the summer that salvages WIDE pine boards from old barns... hopefully he can hook me up.

Pine for a floor? Pine is waaayyyy to soft! :nono:

TR, I hope you get some good wood. ;)

TR, I hope you get some good wood. ;)

He might need some help

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:doh: you're talking about something else...


:hide: don't ban me...

Pine for a floor? Pine is waaayyyy to soft! :nono:

Dude... when it's already 100 years old and an inch thick... it's a slightly different approach than tongue and groove stuff from Home Depot. It works in my house... not for most.

He might need some help

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:doh: you're talking about something else...


:hide: don't ban me...You could have at least linked to this (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=62283&t=781442) thread.

:sadbye:

Dude... when it's already 100 years old and an inch thick... it's a slightly different approach than tongue and groove stuff from Home Depot. It works in my house... not for most.

i remember seeing myth busters ep, those farkers on great lakes salvage 100+ year old wood from the buttom of the sea. that would be beautiful wood:)

Removing this flooring is a pain in the ass. It's taking nearly as long to remove as it took to install, and my hands are killing me from the vibration of striking the pry bar with the hammer.

This sucks.

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Oh man that stinks. :comfort:

Finally got the last of it up. Now to clean up and re-prep the room so I can start installing the new stuff.

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Dude... when it's already 100 years old and an inch thick... it's a slightly different approach than tongue and groove stuff from Home Depot. It works in my house... not for most.

:iagree: It's fairly common in older homes around here (and can really look nice...especially wide plank flooring with old fashioned cut nails.)

Back to square one. I have a long couple days ahead of me.

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That will make a nice little campfire.

I'm prepped and ready to go, but it has been pouring down rain today so I can't set up my miter saw. :annoyed:

It seems as though the world is working against me finishing this floor in time.

I'm prepped and ready to go, but it has been pouring down rain today so I can't set up my miter saw. :annoyed:

It seems as though the world is working against me finishing this floor in time.

At least you are not attempting to make wooden skis shaped like a keg of boysenberry porter.

After numerous problems and interruptions, I finally got started again today. At about 5:00pm. And I only got to work for a couple hours with even more interruptions before having to stop again. :annoyed:

I'm only two rows from where I was before. If things go my way tomorrow, I should actually be able to finish it before I go to bed tomorrow night.

If.

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Looks good!

nice!

With numerous interuptions today, I am still making some solid progress. I am now pretty much exactly half way done. I should be able to get at least 3/4 done before I quit for the evening, and should hopefully finish tomorrow after work.

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Gorgeous work, sir!

tl;dr
I thought particle board was for walls?

Momma says Daddy is done for the night so he doesn't wake up River.

I think I could have gotten it nearly finished in a couple more hours. That's okay though, since I can hardly move anyway. I'll come home from work a bit early tomorrow and finish it up. :)

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Well, I'm just about done. I need to break out the table saw to go any further, so that means I'm done for the night. It won't take me but maybe an hour to finish, but it'll probably take me an hour to free my table saw from the garage. :annoyed:

Anyway, I'm excited, the floor is looking great. We should be able to get all the furniture moved into the dining room tomorrow night and get the carpet pulled up in the great room. That will leave me with Wednesday night to pull all the staples and clean the floor really good, and screw down all the squeaky boards in the great room before carpet is installed on Friday.

I'll probably have to take the day off on Thursday though to get it all done in time.


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Purdy!!!!

Just waiting for the glue to dry so I can finish up. :)

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That's looking Really good :thumbup:

That's looking Really good :thumbup:

:iagree: I'm sure you're relieved to be almost done with it

Pretty!!

:thumbup:

:yahoo: The floor is finished!! :yahoo:

The new carpeting will meet up with the floor where it stops in the picture. I've also still got to fill all the face nail holes. They show up really well with the flash, but you can hardly see them in real life.

I'm exhausted.

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Congrats on getting it done! :woot:

way nice!!!! :worship:

nice floors!

doesn't it make you want to put on a pair of thick tube socks, don some raybans, hold a mic and slide across like tom cruise :coverlaf:

Very nice TR!

doesn't it make you want to put on a pair of thick tube socks, don some raybans, hold a mic and slide across like tom cruise :coverlaf:
I did that the other day. :whee:

Unfortunately I did it on the carpet. :mad:

How may hours did this take? Im doing our main room soon and thinking of hiring it out as I know an unemployed flooring guy I can pay $10 an our to do it along with some beer.

How may hours did this take? Im doing our main room soon and thinking of hiring it out as I know an unemployed flooring guy I can pay $10 an our to do it along with some beer.

Without all the interruptions, I could have easily completed this floor in a day and a half, two days tops. :nod:

Nice job :thumbup:

When you remove the baseboard, do you risk ripping the drywall?

Really nice. Good choice on the color of the wood.

The floor looks great, Raddish!

What type of flooring did you use? I have ancient carpeting in the dining room that I want to replace with something else. The bathroom has oak flooring (which needs refinishing, but that's another story), and I've been intimidated by all the work that goes into making an old-fashioned floor.

Nice job :thumbup:

When you remove the baseboard, do you risk ripping the drywall?
If it's nailed-in baseboard, the drywall hardly ever rips. Simply put a small wedge (a crowbar will do, but be careful) between the top of the baseboard and the drywall, and hit/pry a bit. Slide it down some to the next nail, and wiggle that out. You can pretty much do an entire room without so much as even denting the drywall.

Now, if it's covebase (glued down to the wall, rubbery stuff), you take a knife and score the drywall right at the top of the covebase. This way, when you pull it off the way, it will rip the paper off the drywall, but will stop where you scored it. When you reinstall new base, line it up with the score line, and you'll never be able to tell that you replaced it! :)