It's taken another 6 days to finish leveling the floor...
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| February 11th, 2011 |
February 11, 2011
Floor Leveling: Days 3 to 8
February 4, 2011
Floor Leveling: the View from the Other Side
Looking at the pictures, you might think that the "Other Side" is from below - ie, looking up from below, through our floor! But in this case I merely mean the view through non-professional eyes.
Obviously, I trust Andre completely on this project. This is what he does for a living, and it goes without saying that he knows better than I about every aspect of design and especially construction. But this week has definitely been trying, and I've found myself asking more than once - "was this [floor leveling] REALLY necessary?!?
For the first day or two, it was actually quite cool. Moving around the flat literally meant shimmying along the floor joists, often with nothing to hold on to for support. (Good thing we both have good balance!) In the beginning, it felt like a grand part of the whole adventure - plus, there was the sheer novelty of just seeing the floor ripped up, and seeing the top of our neighbour's ceiling exposed. One day, Andre called me at work to tell me: "When you get home, be VERY careful where you step, because everything has changed and there is no floor" ! I had a good laugh, and - to begin with - enjoyed the drama.
That particular novelty wore off pretty quickly, though. And the whole process is taking far longer than I would have imagined... so this is how we've been living, for days!
I understand the logic, that one doesn't do such an extensive renovation and keep the existing, wonky floors. But it was literally a matter of mere centimetres!! From my perspective - especially given that I couldn't really see the wonkiness to begin with (Andre had to point it out to me) - it just feels like a disproportionately huge amount of time and effort to do this.
Obviously, I trust Andre completely on this project. This is what he does for a living, and it goes without saying that he knows better than I about every aspect of design and especially construction. But this week has definitely been trying, and I've found myself asking more than once - "was this [floor leveling] REALLY necessary?!?
For the first day or two, it was actually quite cool. Moving around the flat literally meant shimmying along the floor joists, often with nothing to hold on to for support. (Good thing we both have good balance!) In the beginning, it felt like a grand part of the whole adventure - plus, there was the sheer novelty of just seeing the floor ripped up, and seeing the top of our neighbour's ceiling exposed. One day, Andre called me at work to tell me: "When you get home, be VERY careful where you step, because everything has changed and there is no floor" ! I had a good laugh, and - to begin with - enjoyed the drama.
That particular novelty wore off pretty quickly, though. And the whole process is taking far longer than I would have imagined... so this is how we've been living, for days!
I understand the logic, that one doesn't do such an extensive renovation and keep the existing, wonky floors. But it was literally a matter of mere centimetres!! From my perspective - especially given that I couldn't really see the wonkiness to begin with (Andre had to point it out to me) - it just feels like a disproportionately huge amount of time and effort to do this.
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