After Abbot’s hammer-enhanced advice, we started down an unforseen course of kitchen floor replacement. Slapping down bamboo on top of the existing floor(s) would create about a 1″ step-up into the kitchen. First I saw a hole in the floor looking right into the crawlspace, then some vinyl came up, then various layers of plywood and leveling compound, then we hit the actual fir subfloor. It was like peeling back a 70-year onion of decisions of the house’s previous inhabitants.
Remodeling is not for the feint of heart, and let’s just say I never would’ve done any of this of my own volition. That said, I’m quite glad that I’m right in the center of what’s turned out to be some pretty dang fun stuff! The tangible nature of do-it-yourself home improvement is about the farthest thing I can imagine from working on the computer, and I’m enjoying the contrast.
Thanks to Bryan, Abbot, and Robert, and Addi, who graciously helped us on the new house! Come back anytime!