We move fast

We don't screw around. We closed on the house today and in less than 2 hours the first project had already begun. The hardwood floors are being refinished by family friends Bob and Calvin who graciously came all the way down from Briarcliff Manor and Catskill respectively to do the job. We'll leave the natural color and polyurethane it to give it a lasting sheen. Looking forward to a clean slate so our bare feet will not have to pad over Terry the Terrier's feces paw prints.

Some areas of the floor are somewhat shabbily patched together. In the dining area, it looked like there may have been a hutch or closet in one corner which is no longer there. The spot was filled in with shorter lengths of floor boards to fill in the space up to the wall. You can see the seams in the drywall where the structure once was. House detectives see everything. We'll fix it one day.

Naturally there's gaps all over the place, especially under the base molding. We decided to remove the quarter-round shoe molding since it wasn't present in all areas and removing it would give us an overall better outcome when sanding. We'll put it back in to cover the gaps when the job is done and we're ready to paint.

Of course, here's a few pics of the action.

Calvin, peering in to the abyss.

















Bob, creating dust.












Machines at rest.