Sub Floor Secrets?

The Half Bath Project Begins!

So Eric and I have this little joke that started when we first bought the house. We were tearing off so much wallpaper and finding so many interesting things underneath that we would say in a sing songy voice when we found something of interest " walll paaapper seeecrets" to alert each other of the finding( yup - we are dorks - just accept it). We found wall paper covering anything from holes in the wall to more wall paper to just plain bizarre stuff( like a ruler?).

Now that we have started tearing up floors, we have discovered the house is full of "sub floor secrets" as well. The mere fact that in our half bath remodel we have had to tear up 4 layers of sub floor so far is indication enough that there are secrets to be found.

Besides the oh so fun beaver board that I mentioned in my previous posts, we have also come across 2 different of layers of linoleum, we can only guess date back to the 1950's. What else did we find from the 1950's? Newspaper used to level and dare I imagine - insulate? It was actually a pretty neat find. Its a Newspaper from our area that is long gone and one of the largest pieces we found had an article about Walt Disney. Its just a little glimpse into the history of our house and community which was an unexpected treat.


The project is moving along at about the pace we expected. It took Eric 3 days to remove the old floor and to put in the new. We are finally ready to start the beautification process - which is where I come in :)

Eric worked the reciprocating saw a little to hard...

Tomorrow I will be laying the hardwood floor, hanging beadboard and moulding and finally painting! I have felt so left out of this process. Usually I am in there with a crow bar ripping out the floors along side Eric but pregnancy puts such limitations on what I can do! Not only was the work dangerous ( Eric nearly fell through to the basement a few times but luckily was able to steady himself) but I can't even bend over to tie my shoes let alone rip up boards! I am, however, still excited that I can still at least contribute to the process...stay tuned :)