The Evolution of a Floor

As you may recall, I got a little stir crazy two snowstorms ago and decided to rip out the ceramic tile floor in our hallway.  The tile was old, broken, and crumbling.  I was able to lift most of it with a screwdriver.

Husband has been diligently working on the floor since then in his spare time.  I wanted to share our progress so far.

Here, the tile going down the hall is gone.  Most of this tile had already broken and/or crumbled in the last 8 years.  The tile was original to the house when it was built, so it was 50 years old.

Tiles boxed up.  We ended up donating them to the Habitat for Humanity shed at the dump, so they can eventually be reused.

Another view of the floor.  You can see the cat down the hall.  She's been complaining non-stop about the grout, and the rough floor.

The view to the front door.  Good Heavens, picking up all of the grout and dealing with the dust was a nightmare.  We had every air filter in the house going 24/7, and had the doors to the bedrooms covered with plastic sheeting until the mess was contained.

Progress is being made.  Underlayment is in place, laminate is on top.

Two weeks later, down the hall.

Work is progressing.  The cats are not complaining as much now that the underlayment is down.

I'm hoping husband gets the hall finished soon do that I can get the china cabinet moved back into place!