Levi sweeps, Emma scrapes, and Josh is momentarily amused by it all.
Here's one end of the kitchen almost done. The edges were the hardest. getting the cut just right is TOUGH.
FIrst you measure, then you measure again. and just to make sure you're not bored of it yet, you measure again. then you start your cut and measure again. And even sometimes still, you go to put down the tile and it doesn't fit. so just for a change of pace you measure again.
The tiles we bought come in strips of 3 sqares each and have a glue strip along all 4 sides. 2 sides have the glue facing down and 2 have the glue facing up. Until the glue attaches to another tile, you have to cover it up with some wax paper that comes in the box so it doesn't get dust and grit, etc. in it. It's also really tacky, so grabs anything that touches it (skin, clothes, shoes) tends to stick pretty well.
My Dad's so awesome. He has walking pneumonia and still came to help. he did most of the really tough cuts and measurements and made the job look professionally done. Thanks again, Dad!
This is a washed out, fuzzy picture of the old and the new. You can sort of make out one of the glue strip sections of the tile against the black nasty carpet glue we couldn't get off.
Josh plays on the new floor. Now all we have to do is replace the base board moulding.
2 comments:
It's gorgeous!! Congrats..I hope you enjoy it. And you're right..our Dad is pretty amazing! What would we do without him?
Thanks! Erin thought long and hard about what style to get. she picked this one because it'd hide dirt well. In the store I mentioned that it looked like swirley poo, but I kind of like the look now. and I LOVE that it's easier to clean than carpet in a house full of kids.
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