Originally Posted by
DiegoFrogs
I was a bit curious.
I've been spending nearly all of the last 80 weekends doing all of the little things on my apartment (~1880). Mostly related to the bathroom, which was added about 100 years later. At this point, the only part left to do is pay someone VVS qualified to replace the floor drain, remove the plastic floor and re-tile everything. Or, do I (easily) remove the walls and make the floorplan make more modern sense...
My oiled oak herringbone floors show some character and sound like death, but nobody lives downstairs, so I'm not about to sand them down for the umpteenth time in 130 years.
I know how you feel. We lived here in CPH and it was pre-everything (especially water and power):
The current place was built in 1909 and we're doing some initial renovations:
New triple.glazed windows, new plaster down to the brickwork, walls coming out / exposed steel beams going in, fireplaces getting restored, new kitchen, etc, etc...
Here (UK), the working class had wooden planks with some fitted rugs, nothing fancy like herringbone (although my original flat had that).
Getting that Swedish PVC flooring out is essential. I'd move some walls if you're allowed (is it a bostadsrätt? or so you have a house with a "freehold?"/land?)
Good luck, if you were in Stockholm, I could make some suggestions or connect you with some people.