tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post454441013023467204..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: Slow and SteadyGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-66502242218998707362009-09-29T18:06:41.925-07:002009-09-29T18:06:41.925-07:00Alan,
I suspect this is a lot more common for thi...Alan,<br /><br />I suspect this is a lot more common for this area than some would want to believe.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-43732189489933572292009-09-29T16:04:20.353-07:002009-09-29T16:04:20.353-07:00Our place (also in Eureka) is the same. Every sti...Our place (also in Eureka) is the same. Every stick of original wood is full dimensional redwood. We have 1x12 redwood plank subflooring and at 90 degrees to that is a 1x6 tongue and groove clear redwood finish floor. About a foot around the perimeters of the rooms is painted, the center is unfinished. (Other than the linoleum tiles and wall to wall that have been layered on top of that over the years. :P )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638493606767880440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-42918139915566823662009-09-23T11:28:02.808-07:002009-09-23T11:28:02.808-07:00Wall to wall carpeting was almost excusively the p...Wall to wall carpeting was almost excusively the province of the extremely,extremely, wealthy.<br /><br />Barring some sort of evidence to the contrary like a period photograph, you are spot on in your assumption of wood floors with an area rug. Orientals would have been very much a status symbol in that era and in that part of the country.<br /><br />Victorians were very paranoid about cleanliness and germs and wall to wall carpeting would have required a large servants staff to keep clean.<br /><br />I've also seen a lot of photos of some of the grand west coast mansions in San Francisco and they didnt have wall to wall carpets, but rather wood floors with orientals.<br /><br />I am totally confortable with your decision and rational.Paul Wilhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327323928859170490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-30100966585922280732009-09-19T18:02:16.226-07:002009-09-19T18:02:16.226-07:00Tarr,
I ordered them on-line and Smith & Nobl...Tarr,<br /><br />I ordered them on-line and Smith & Noble.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-75821882191215144492009-09-19T17:00:56.227-07:002009-09-19T17:00:56.227-07:00Where did you find those lovely roller shades?Where did you find those lovely roller shades?Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749197204400376890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-35840760654323260892009-09-15T17:25:27.678-07:002009-09-15T17:25:27.678-07:00Yes, it is hard to ignore facts.
Speaking of rugs...Yes, it is hard to ignore facts.<br /><br />Speaking of rugs, the final two for the room just arrived today. If there wasn't hearth tile spread out all of the floor I would lay them out and post a picture.<br /><br />Soon.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-54057840826238316042009-09-15T16:24:15.173-07:002009-09-15T16:24:15.173-07:00I think you are right on with your assessment of y...I think you are right on with your assessment of your floors. Now the fun part - finding a great rug! There are some wonderful ones to be found on ebay. I had a huge, 11 foot by 17 foot 1920s Wilton rug shipped to me by an ebay seller and the rug and the shipping only came to $300. There are some good deals out there!Diane Irvine Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775862142053961191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-73529224436664900012009-09-14T07:16:36.373-07:002009-09-14T07:16:36.373-07:00I live in a circa 1870 house on the east coast. Pr...I live in a circa 1870 house on the east coast. Previous residents had installed wall-to-wall over the wide-plank pine floors. When I removed this, I found that only the perimeters of the floors had been finished, so I suspect you're correct about how your floors were handled originally.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267517011364935034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-60558533657810054922009-09-14T06:41:44.291-07:002009-09-14T06:41:44.291-07:00Greg, I'm in total agreement with your assessm...Greg, I'm in total agreement with your assessment from the evidence. Its much like many of the houses here in New England. Also I would speculate that the reason that tongue and groove was used was precisely that the floor was for show. If it were to be carpeted then they would not have bothered with T&G but just used regular wood. My bet is one of the reasons its redwood is to match the redwood trim.mickmaguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461835355315823105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-37556096331717252162009-09-13T21:47:20.231-07:002009-09-13T21:47:20.231-07:00Makes sense to me. Sounds like what John encounte...Makes sense to me. Sounds like what John encountered at the Devil Queen, with the perimeter finished and the area in the middle bare.<br /><br />I've got softwood (fir or pine) finish floors here at the Sow's Ear and they were shellacked. No wall-to-wall carpet until the 1980s. My neighbors next door have the same, with no carpet ever. So no hardwood flooring does not equal wall-to-wall carpet. Get thee some nice rugs!<br /><br />Kate H.<br />http://www.sowsearhouse.blogspot.comSt. Blogwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173870976749288145noreply@blogger.com