Operation renovation has officially begun! Our first order of business was finding an affordable floor to replace the current crappy parquet in the living room, dinning room, and kitchen. Dave and I love hardwood, so we really wanted to find a great looking wood floor at a decent price. Our friends Kim and Alex, who recently re-did their floors, told us about some dude named Benoit who deals with overstock flooring somewhere in the East end. Unfortunately, when we called him, he was no longer in business.
Luckily, Kim mentioned another place called Planchers Economiques out in Boisbriand. We drove there one afternoon (they are only open on weekdays from 9-5) and were not disappointed.
We found a BEAUTIFUL, Canadian Walnut floor for $2.99/sq. ft. This was the floor of our dreams. The floor that we never expected to afford (this type of floor usually costs $7-$9/sq. ft.). And there it was, for the same price as some floating floors. We bought it on the spot! It will get delivered to our new home the last week of July and Dave will be installing it himself to save some extra money. Gotta love DIY projects!
