Scott said we may need to stop calling The Scary Room, well, scary, because now that it has a floor, it’s looking not-so-scary. Maybe we just call it The Room" In any case, we installed hardwood floors, and it’s starting to lean nice and cozy with that added layer or warmth (despite the lack of trim, but we’ll […]

Scott said we may need to stop calling The Scary Room, well, scary, because now that it has a floor, it’s looking not-so-scary. Maybe we just call it The Room" In any case, we installed hardwood floors, and it’s starting to lean nice and cozy with that added layer or warmth (despite the lack of trim, but we’ll get there, and soon!).
Our installation was a little different than most, as our floors sloped a good 3/4″ from one side to the other. You might remember that our contractor laid down shims, which are essentially long, skinny plywood strips that are spaced anywhere from 8-10″ apart. The door wall is the lowest side of the room, and so the shims are at their highest; the window wall is the highest side of the room, and so the shims shave down to nothing. There is underlayment paper beneath the shims, and under that is the original 130-year-old pine subfloor. Note: We were unable to add the traditional layer of plywood subfloor. If we had done so, the floor in this room would have been higher than the floor in the studio, causing a slight step up – something we were looking to avoi...