Removing Old Flooring and Applying Paint & Varnish
One of my mentors, not in person but via books and the spoken word, talked about the importance of cleaning away rubble before attempting to rebuild. Dr. Jay Adams was talking about counseling, helping people build a better life, but like any good illustration, the concept works on both ends. I found it true in my own life, and vicariously in the lives of those I counseled. I have found it equally true in dealing with various remodeling, fixer-upper projects. Not to argue with the good Dr., but there are times when the old is useful and can be used in building the new. Not only does this save labor, sometimes, incorporating the old into the new and improved project can sometimes actually make the new better. Sometimes. Wisdom is required to decide when. One way or another I've been fixing, modifying, and trying to improve old things for about sixty years. As I look back I find that I have made more mistakes concluding that something is good enough, "...