Recent content by MDdiyguy

Just ordered all the wood and ended up expanding the project by 50% (see layout in previous post). I'm now planning to do the entire first floor, with the exception of the bath and laundry rooms. Red lines indicate where I'll use splines to reverse direction. A couple questions: From the center...

I hear you with regard to water. As a matter of fact, what kicked this whole project off some time back was a dishwasher leak. A previous leak covered part of the laminate floor, but the top surface of the material held up well. The next leak got between the subfloor and laminate and the...

Yes, thanks - I forgot to specify - Solid 3/4 inch wood prefinished and nailed down. 3-1/4" wide planks. Pretty standard fare, it seems. Canadian red oak. Regarding the great debate, it's still actually raging in my head! I probably won't know exactly which way I'm going to do it, until the day...

Well, here goes nothing... We've been in the house 20 years, with mostly a combination of fake hardwood laminate and horrendous builder-grade carpet. It's time for some upgrades. The fireplace went in first (mostly wood heat through the winter), and we're also replacing the kitchen cabinets. The...