The flooring people came today to start lying the new floors and uncovered our first real problem with the renovations - a water leak (older) around the french doors to the back that has rotted out some of the wood underneath the house. Luckily the flooring contractor was able to contact a general contractor who came out and explained what needed to be done - remove the french door (fingers tightly crossed that the 25 year old vinyl siding doesn't break!!), cut back the subfloors about 1/2 way through the room from the door, sister new joists to the existing and replace about 8 feet of banding under the door - missing the water line to the outside faucet and the wiring immediately next to the door.
It's good that the finished floor has been removed and it's only taking up the subfloor- and they'll work from inside the house rather than from the crawl space which makes the cost a bit less - but still THAT was a cost that wasn't anticipated. Oh well - much better to find out now when it's easier to fix rather than after the hardwood is down - THAT would be expensive!
The complete job had been going so smoothly (and it truly still is as the contractor is going to fix the floor tomorrow!!) but I have to admit I do want it to be over and I want my life back - I want a kitchen and 1/2 bath on the main floor again!
Such a whiner - huh??!!
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