Living in a plastic covered room

It's not as bad as plastic covered couches, but living with plastic covered floors is getting old.  Probalby about as old as the talk of the wood floors that aren't yet are getting to you, my loyal dozens of readers.  But yes, we persevere.  The upside? We bought floors Saturday. Decision made.

We thought we were close with the samples from a local supplier, but sadly that didn't work out.  We went back to Lowe's yesterday and found a hardwood that is very similar to the engineered wood floored we have in the kitchen.  Since that is the biggest area that will be connected, it's a win.  If we ever do redo the kitchen (stress, anxiety and chaos for three months anyone?), we can extend this floor and have uniformity.

The price was a win too.  We found a Bruce wood product that has a (only) five year warranty against scratches and dings, so the price was a lot lower.  With the activity going on here with us, kids and pets, we really don't expect much more than that! 

Bruce "spice" it is. 

And the plastic will be gone.  I have an issue with chaos, and living with torn up carpet and plastic on the floor is not good for my nerves honestly.  I can't wait for it to be done. 

Another big part of the decision was what to DIY verses what to have the professionals do.  I did consider trying to put in the flooring for a hot minute, but decided against.  If this was in an upstairs bedroom I might feel differently.  Being that it's in our main living area and more than a little chunk of change, I decided that it was best un-DIYed.   Professionals it is...for the most part.  

I will save around $900 from doing the things I can do myself though:

• remove and dispose of carpet and padding
• remove tack strips and staples
• remove tile in bathroom, removed toilet and sink
• move furniture
• remove and re-install shoe molding; install quarter round

Removing the shoe molding is optional, but the added height of the wood would leave very little of the molding showing once the quarter round was installed.  So out it comes.

We're waiting for the call to find out the scheduling time, but hoping that 2-3 weeks from now we will have a new, non plastic floor. 

I can't wait to have this project finished and our main living space returned to, and better than, normal!