Yesterday we lifted two of the many loose tiles to see what was underneath. What we learned was it was never installed correctly and would have to be completely removed and redone down to and including the plywood. Not an expense that we can afford or a job that we want to tackle ourselves. It's very time consuming and costly to say the least. Since the money is not available to replace flooring outside we decided to buy a room size rug to to put out there. We went to Lowes first since we have such good luck finding what we need there. But what they had wasn't quite right in the color or the price factor. So off to Home Depot we went. Not only did we find the right color for outside but the price was way better too.
Next step was to empty the porch so we could put the new rug down. The rug is 10 by 12 so we had to do some shifting to get it to cover where we wanted it too. It fit perfectly as we had hoped. Once all was back in order we admired our work until we got too warm. The a/c felt too nice to sit outside and sweat some more. hehehe
When the rug we just got no longer is looking good, we hope to replace the flooring and put an indoor outdoor carpet down. That should last us as long as we are still living. After that it's someone else's problem. When we go tear out the old tile on the porch the tile in Mark's little room and bathroom will get ripped out too. We don't like tile, I hate tile anywhere. And when it is not installed correctly it's a bigger pain in the butt than normal.
We really like how the new rug covered where we needed it too and how it looks. It sure feels good on the feet as well.
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