A job in a 1920s house in Tacoma made me rethink how I look at floors

I was pulling up the old carpet in a living room last month, expecting the usual plywood subfloor. Instead, I found these beautiful, wide plank pine boards, still in great shape under decades of dust. The homeowner had no idea they were there. We ended up just cleaning and sealing them instead of installing new carpet. It made me stop and look at every floor differently now, even before I start a job. Has anyone else found a hidden gem like that under an old carpet?

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troyp3725d ago

Ever find anything good under linoleum? I pulled some up in my kitchen and the original tile was still perfect, just needed a good scrub.

tylerr2925d ago

Found a layer of old newspapers from 1968 under mine. The headlines were wild, talking about the price of gas going up to 34 cents a gallon. Spent more time reading than cleaning. That paper was in better shape than the subfloor.