6. put light switch on the other side of wall
7. chair -OR- crown molding
8. window/trim molding
9. patch socket holes
10. repair cracks/scratches on laminate
11. Buy socket faceplates (2x)
11. Get bifold french doors
#4 is done! Damn it to hell. It was a bitch, but it's done. The floor looks very sexy - very sexy. It's like a whole another room! I mean, remember when the floor looked like this:
Shit, I did. Now it looks very modern.
It took a month (other stupid rental homes I had to take care of), but I am satisfied. I would give myself a B+ for the work I did. I had to maneuver around the damn baseboard (it's glued and the wall came with it), and try not to scratch up the laminate.
Things I've learned from this experience:
1. Get rid of the creaks in the floor
2. Buy a slide mitre saw
3. Have a straight table saw blade (.05 degrees is just gay)
4. Add cushion to the pry bar
5. Level the damn floor
6. Be great at Tetris
I have to visit the friendly neighborhood Home Depot sometime during the week in Collierville ($3 a tube compared to $11 at Lowes) to purchase some touch up paint/puddy for the floor where I had cut retardedly. Yesterday, I was "gently" forcing (oxymoron) a plank into place and then face of the laminate snapped off. After some cursing and looking at the damaged, I repaired it with some epoxy. I plan to round off the edges using sandpaper. You can't 'see' where I had cracked the board but if you walked around, you might notice because the floor feels... uneven.
There are some gaps in the board that will be remedy by puddy and the touchup paint. This week, I''ll buy either quarter rounds or a stop base for the floor moulding. Anyways, here are some pictures for your enjoyment. The floor looks damn good and it has an echo! I have added more items to do on the "to do list."
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