Once we
tore out the half walls in the main floor, we were faced with a couple of decisions. We decided early on we would like hardwood in the living/dining room area, but we were unsure of what to do on the entry stairs. We went back and forth many times about if we should put hardwood down or put down carpet. Carpet finally won out, partially because of cost, and partially because of the "slipperiness factor" of hardwood stairs.
Our contractor recommended LeBlanc Floors, a local company. We had been looking at different hardwoods, but when we visited there, Kevin was very helpful in getting us into a birch floor with a sierra finish from Appalachian Hardwood. What we didn't anticipate is that the flooring was coming from Canada, and when the COVID shutdown hit, the factory closed. It wasn't until mid-May that they produced the flooring, which then got hung up in customs and shipping.
By that time, we had sold our house and had a move-in day of mid-June. We pressed the installers to get the flooring in before then, but unfortunately, that wasn't to be. So, we pushed him on getting the carpet installed. The downstairs bedroom was carpeted, so we decided that we'd move all the furniture that would go on the first floor into the bedroom. As you can see, it was pretty packed.
The week after we moved in, the installers came in with their tools and started sanding the subfloor to smooth it out. We tried to contain it as much as we could, but there was dust everywhere. Had to live with the installation for about a week, but once they were done, it looked great.
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