Much of it is original, including the wood floors.
I thought about that when I read about a eight year old, 25-story apartment building that is about to be torn down because of poor quality construction.
In Seattle, Washington, not Iraq.
Did they make things better back in the day?
(NOTE: Thanks to Executive Editor J.C. for the tip. The staff here at TimLennox.com can't seem to settle on a title for J.C., as I think I have called him "Associate" editor too.)
Whichever title comes with a more generous paycheck will do, Tim.
ReplyDeleteTim, that should be "wooden" floors - NOT "wood" floors, as you wrote.
ReplyDeleteIn context, the word "wooden" is an adjective - which is a word or phrase identifying an attribute or characteristic, and which modifies a noun (which in this case is "floor") - where as the word "wood" is a noun, and identifies a thing.
Now leaving the grammar lesson...
And yes, "they" made things better, "back in the day."
I've walked through newer houses (>10 years old) and heard floors squeak throughout (nails sliding in wood), and felt the floor shake as someone walked through another part of the house.
It's not just me, either. I've heard complaints from homeowners that crystal stemware rattled in their china cabinet while someone walked across the floor in an adjacent room.
I walked through a house constructed in the 60's which was one of several recently sold - and standing on the hardwood floor, I removed the HVAC floor vent to examine the floor. Casual observation revealed a 3/4 inch thick solid hardwood (oak) floor - atop a 3/4 inch plywood floor (not substrate chipboard).
Some of today's floors are "engineered hardwoods," which are a veneer thicknesses of 1/8 inch.
I jumped up and down as vigorously as I could, simply to see if the windows or other areas vibrated... they did not.