FINDING THE FLOOR

We knew that somewhere under all of this super old linoleum from probably 1946 that there must be WOOD. We didn't know it would end up being the dirtiest job yet. But someone's gotta do it!! And thanks to Barry and Thomas and their seemingly endless energy, we found it! The process may seem a bit comfusing but it was essentially a 3 part process. First we peeled up the linoleum and unfortunately it left behind its rather thick paper backing. Next there was a lot of ripping, pulling and scraping. What was left was a gross piney smelling adhesive. We at first thought we could sand it but then on one of those really hot and humid days it turned back to goo. So Barry did some research and found out we could dissolve it with hot water. So we painstakingly pour boiling water on 12 inch square rags to hold in the heat and after a few minutes we lifted it and quickly scraped before it turned back to glue. So low and behold we have a wood floor, one square foot at a time.