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April 26, 2006
Maple flooring
We've been looking for a while for hardwood flooring for the office/bathroom addition that's our next big project. The rest of the main floor has 2-1/4" x 3/4" maple hardwood, which looks to be #2 and better (nice texture and colour, but a few *tight* knots and a bit of variation in colour). The best price I've been able to find here in Saskatoon for something that'll be a close (but not exact) match is $7.50/sq ft. Dad managed to find some "rustic maple" from Goodfellas (sorry, couldn't find a link) that'll cost significantly less. The catch is that it's 3-1/4" wide. However, because the area that we're doing is connected to the rest of the house via the kitchen, which will likely need to be refloored*, we'll be able to make a good transition. I'm hoping that we'll be able to salvage most of the kitchen hardwood, but we should be able to get some to match (fairly close).
I found a fir storm door at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which just absolutely made my day. It's in much better shape than the one that's on the front door (although, because we won't use that one as much, I'm not as concerned about it, but the greenstick fracture to the handle-side rail needs to be addressed). In addition, I also managed to find a light fixture for the dining room--it's not like the one that I really want, one of Rejuvenation's Alameda fixtures-- but, with a bit of doctoring, including new chain, a coat of paint, and (possibly) new shades, I think that it'll look just fine. I'll post pictures of these later today.
Dad's also found a couple of tubs, and will likely order one in the next day or so, which means that it'll be here the beginning of June. He's picking up the insulation this afternoon, from Surrey New and Used Building Materials. We're getting 2' x 4' sheets of 2-1/2" rigid insulation for less than what our wholesale cost would be! They've also got lots of the old cast iron tubs, feet, and hardware for them, glass/crystal door hardware, and many, many other things. As an old-house enthusiast, I can't wait for the next time I'm home to visit, as I'll definitely making a trip there, with camera in hand. There are a couple of things that we're going to need (namely more glass door handles and a large, in-floor cold air return vent) that it looks like we'll be able to get from SNU, without having to pay shipping/freight and duty to rural Saskatchewan.
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* Or, at least, we're assuming that we're going to have to refloor the kitchen in places, as the hardwood under the sink and under the exisiting bathroom is in questionable condition. It's kind of hard to tell, at the moment, because the kitchen cabinets are in the way in the one spot and the 1970s era bathroom subfloor is over the hardwood in the other.
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