We are getting the plywood out, which is not effortless as there are screws we don’t find until the plywood is tearing apart. But it’s going quickly enough. We’ll have it all out by this time tomorrow.
There’s square vinyl tile under. I’m taking Friday off to work on it, figure on using a scraper tool to pull off the tile (a power scraper would be too rough on the wood?) and then rent a floor buffer with a Diamabrush or similar cutter tool to get the glue off. With respirator, etc. I’m doing that part myself. If one of us gets exposed to bad stuff, I want it to be me rather than my son. Hopefully by Saturday I’ll be renting a floor sander and on Sunday, laying down some finishing stuff.
I got the best look so far at the original wood floor. That’s where a cabinet used to be, they laid vinyl tile around it, so it is probably better condition than the places that were walked on. I’ve wiped down the middle bit with a wet sponge. It is indeed thick, close to an inch. I think-hope it will sand and finish pretty well.
(That is the original wood floor, isn’t it? Not a second subfloor? It is on top of the diagonal slat subfloor I see from the basement? I don’t think these old houses used multiple layers of subfloor.)
I don’t know wood types. Someone upthread said fir, I can’t argue either way. What would you finish it with?