Josh and I have also been working on the closet in our spare room since January. We call that room The Green Room, since the carpet is very green. The closet was also green carpet, and we really aren’t big fans of it. The house also gets lots of moisture into the house, so we plan to seal all of our cement pad with paint eventually.
First, we removed the carpet. We used a box cutter to cut the carpet just past the threshold into the closet. We then ripped up the carpet and the padding they glued to the original tiling, and we threw it away. Josh also used a chisel to remove the carpet strips that were nailed into the foundation.
We then found clearance wood linoleum planks at Ollie’s. We were able to get 8 pieces for a little over $13. We also bought quick cement and a metal putty knife at other stores. We also needed our metal chisel to scrap the remaining padding off the tiles, a gallon of oops paint that we bought last summer for $9, and a tape measure.
Josh scrapped off the padding and then scrubbed the floor with soapy water. We let that dry for a day. We then applied the quick cement and learned to block that off after Newman left a paw print in it. Once it dried for another day or 2, we took 2 days to apply 2 coats of paint to seal off the tiles from the new flooring. We took a couple more days to let that dry.
Finally, installing the tiles. First, we watched this video. We then decided to just wing it. We used 4 tiles in the processes. The biggest hint is to measure, take it slowly, and to cut the boards to move them easily. This video is a big help, and teaches lots of the basics. We used a table saw to cut the flooring. Start from the back corner, and stagger your cuts so you don’t have one giant seam.
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