Man Cave Flooring is Done!
You know how they same that some things are worth the wait? Well, the Man Cave is definitely one of those things! I had wanted to have the room done by September, and here it is the 28th of September, and we finally have the flooring completed.
More accurately, I should say that my husband, M, completed the flooring. Except for a few rows that I did earlier this week, M used every spare minute he had this week to get it done! Each night, after the kids were in bed, he would head down to the garage to cut some boards and lay down a few rows. I have to be honest and say that I thought we might have a tough time with this floor, being the first one that we did ourselves. The first few rows were tough, especially making sure that everything was lined-up and level. M really pulled it together for us, though.
Here are some pics of the first few steps (the red stuff on floor is the vapor/moisture/sound barrier that we laid underneath the laminate).
Ready to see the finished product?!!
Ta-da!
Before:
After:
We still need to cut off the red barrier layer from the edges, put in some baseboard molding, and lay down the rest of the flooring inside the closet (which I haven't shown in any of these pictures). I just couldn't wait to show off the finished product!
It's an amazing feeling to have another room done. We haven't been able to use this room for anything before now, simply because the floor was dirty and unsafe. Now we can actually start to use it! In fact, M and I are using part of our Date Night tonight to go buy furniture and a new TV. I've already got some pieces picked out, and just need to make a final decision based on how they will look with the new floor.
More accurately, I should say that my husband, M, completed the flooring. Except for a few rows that I did earlier this week, M used every spare minute he had this week to get it done! Each night, after the kids were in bed, he would head down to the garage to cut some boards and lay down a few rows. I have to be honest and say that I thought we might have a tough time with this floor, being the first one that we did ourselves. The first few rows were tough, especially making sure that everything was lined-up and level. M really pulled it together for us, though.
Here are some pics of the first few steps (the red stuff on floor is the vapor/moisture/sound barrier that we laid underneath the laminate).
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| Hard at work! |
Ready to see the finished product?!!
Ta-da!
Before:
 |
After:
We still need to cut off the red barrier layer from the edges, put in some baseboard molding, and lay down the rest of the flooring inside the closet (which I haven't shown in any of these pictures). I just couldn't wait to show off the finished product!
It's an amazing feeling to have another room done. We haven't been able to use this room for anything before now, simply because the floor was dirty and unsafe. Now we can actually start to use it! In fact, M and I are using part of our Date Night tonight to go buy furniture and a new TV. I've already got some pieces picked out, and just need to make a final decision based on how they will look with the new floor.
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