We’re on the downhill side of house renovation now. It took 2 days for three guys to get the floor laid. A nice bonus was they hauled the old carpet away. The biggest thing left to do now is get the base boards back on. People typically install new laminate by nailing quarter-round to the baseboard for finishing, but I didn’t like that idea. I decided to pull off the baseboard and use re-installation as an opportunity to get a perfect paint mask on the new floor:
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An interesting aspect of the floor upgrade involves a structural issue. Remember moving the Aquarium 6 posts down? It was an 80-gallon unit that was actually de-commissioned and replaced by 120-gallon in the basement, where those fish are now living. The precursor to the whole house renovation concept started early last spring with a project to create a uniquely designed stand for a new, larger aquarium in the basement. I spent 4 months on that, working in fits and starts as time allowed. The main floor is getting a new 190-gallon unit sometime in the September time-frame. Total weight on the approximately 3’x5′ spot where it will sit is going to be in excess of a ton including water, glass, stand, gravel, equipment, etc. So we’re putting another support post in the basement for it.