Remember this?
Well, there's no more visible plywood now!
Hubby and I decided to save some money and install it ourselves.
Which wasn't difficult really, but the tools involved were very heavy, so we could only work for a couple of hours at a time which meant is took us almost a month to finish!
The nail-gun was awkward on its own, but that mallet you need to hit it with must have weighed about 15 lbs!I admit there was also a bit of a learning curve on the tools. We realized that it would cost less to purchase a compressor and table saw than it would cost to rent them (the price evened out if we took more than 2 days to finish- thank god we decided to buy them!)
There's Hubby assembling the table saw.I am also pleased to announce that we finished without a single trip to the emergency room! There were certainly a few bruises and sore backs, but BOY was it worth it!!!
COST BREAKDOWN:
Mullican 3/4 inch HARDWOOD pre-finished in Antique Gunwood with 25 year warranty: $66.72/box on sale at Lowe's (box about 24 sq. ft) 8 boxes= $533.76
Rosin Paper, 1 roll: $12
Putty and Stain repair kit: $9.97
Ryobi Portable 10 inch Table Saw: $99 (Home Depot)
Ryobi Compressor Combo Kit (with nail gun): $129 (Home Depot)
Nail Gun tool rental: About $50/day for 5 days $250
Nails: 2 boxes at $18 = $36
TOTAL: $1069.73
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