Jewel, I have Teresa sleeping with her feet up and head down, and her legs crossed at all times. I've asked her to see if she can't hold off until February or March. My black eye is mostly gone now.
After a closer inspection of the floor, I do not believe it is in such bad shape that it needs to be covered with a new floor. It could definitely use a refinishing though. That will have to wait. Tom, I did the exact same thing when I put a new floor down in my living room. For some reason, the floors on the first floor of the house were just rough pine planks that were very cupped, split and, well, rough. I screwed them down in many places, stapled down some quarter inch luan, put rosin paper, or builders felt down, then put the new hardwood over that. It is solid and no squeaks. On the second floor, there are, what once were, pretty nice hardwood floors. The hardwood is laid down directly on the joists, and is tung and groove. Dale, I don't think the 3/4 inch hardwood would be an issue in height difference between the room and the hallway. There is carpeting with padding in the hall, so that would take up some of the 3/4 inch difference. also, when I did this on the first floor, I put a beveled molding to transition from the hardwood to the carpet in the dining room. The difference is hardly noticeable. Thanks for everyone's suggestions and comments, but for now, I think I will just leave well enough alone, and get the closet finished this weekend and the room painted. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081
