My Storage Room Flooring Decision

I took a time off from engaged on the storage room yesterday as a result of I wanted to assume by way of the 2 choices for the flooring that I shared with you yesterday. In a nutshell, my two choices had been to maintain the subfloor and concrete board in place, restore the small portion of concrete board that I had destroyed, and lay new tile, OR I may take up each the concrete board and the subfloor, lay down new plywood subfloor, and set up hardwood flooring.

Neither of these choices can be straightforward. They each offered massive challenges. So I simply wanted a while to assume by way of each. And as I used to be sitting at my desk, mulling over the method that every choices would require, I bought a notification that somebody had left a touch upon a weblog publish from over a decade in the past. I typically ignore feedback on posts that outdated as a result of they’re often spam feedback, however I clicked on this one anyway. It wasn’t spam. It was from somebody who commented on this old post from eleven years ago once I completed the demolition iof this authentic lavatory, and she or he stated, “Kristi, is that this the room you’re searching for ground joists in to make a skuttle gap? Perhaps I’m mistaken however listed here are photos of your ground joists which may assist!”

Properly, lo and behold, she was proper. Why didn’t I consider that? Whereas these photos don’t present the entire subfloor eliminated, they present fairly a little bit of the subfloor eliminated. And the joists are plainly seen on the appropriate facet of the room.

The issue is that my pictures from a decade in the past was horrible, so these are the pictures connected to that weblog publish.

They’re useful, however I actually wished to see extra element. I don’t have these authentic photos anymore as a result of a couple of years in the past, my onerous drive that held all of my authentic photos from a decade of running a blog bought destroyed. So I attempted to make use of my picture modifying software program to enlarge, lighten, and brighten them in order that I may see extra particulars. That didn’t actually work, so I ended up importing each photos to ChatGPT and informed it to enlarge, lighten, and brighten each photos in order that the main points could be seen higher. That labored!

There nonetheless wasn’t a lot to see on this one as a result of I didn’t get an excellent angle to see the joists on this image. However not less than I can see the spacing very well. However that is the place the sink will go, so I don’t need a scuttle gap to the crawl area on this nook.

This image, then again, was very useful! That is truly the place I need the scuttle gap to go, which is the place the tub presently sits.

The unhealthy information is that in its present state, I can’t put a scuttle gap there. Have a look at all of that plumbing in that space!

And when it’s all stated and performed, I received’t be specializing in the scuttle gap within the ground. I’ll be specializing in my superb wallpaper, and no matter accent coloration I select to go along with it (which I nonetheless haven’t selected but)…

And I’ll be specializing in my superb wall of storage, which presently sits in my entryway ready to be assembled.

In order that’s my remaining choice. At the least this fashion, I’ll get my hardwood flooring that I wished in right here. That’s the upside. Having a scuttle gap in the midst of the ground is likely to be the draw back, however I can reside with it.

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.