Under the Tiles

Last week I mentioned how we had a bit of a to-do list in the entrance hallway. The first step was to pull up the tiles and see what we were dealing with underneath. We're hoping that the original floors will be in good enough shape that they can be restored.

So we got to work, and up came the tiles...only to find linoleum underneath. So...up came the linoleum. Underneath that was a thick coating of glue that had turned black.


We then got to the task of scraping up the dried up glue and pulling up the staples and nails that had been used for the sub-floor under the tiles. It was a delicate task because we needed to scrape with enough force to get the glue up, but at the same time, be sure not to scratch up the hardwood floor to deeply.


Will we be able to achieve our goal of refinishing the original hallway floor? Only time will tell.