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Spent 6 hours on a herringbone transition in a Portland bungalow
The client wanted a clean wood-to-tile line without a reducer strip. I figured it would take maybe two hours to scribe and cut. Ended up recutting the same piece of white oak three times because the subfloor had a subtle dip I missed. Anyone have a better method for finding high spots on an old floor?
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adam_clark652mo ago
My uncle's 1920s craftsman had a floor so out of level we used a laser. Still took a full day to shim and scribe for a single threshold. Old houses fight back.
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holly631mo ago
That "old houses fight back" line is so true. It feels like everything built before 1970 has its own stubborn personality. You can't just force new stuff to fit, you have to listen to what the house is telling you. It's a different kind of work.
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