If the floor as it is now is double construction (i.e. two layers...subfloor and 3/4" plywood) then your GC is right. If your floor is triple construction (i.e. two layers of wood construction that the 3/4" plywood is installed over) then you could remove the 3/4" plywood and still have a stable double construction floor. Your carpet installer or GC should be able to provide you with an attractive wood reducer to use between the two flooring surfaces should you decide to leave things as they are. Do you know what the subfloor is made of and how thick?

Nevermind. With further digging, I think I've answered all or most of my questions.

If I do convince my hubby that this is something that would work in our guest room it will most definitely be stained. We're both wood lovers. I being down right obsessive about it, so much so that I have folders of different wood species on my computer. The thought of covering any woodgrain (other than some knotty pines or low grain woods) up with paint brings me close to hyper ventilating and my eyes start to twitch. I'm a bit embrassed to write that, but it's true. If you could have only seen me recently when at a local thrift store I spotted a vintage Lane Acclaim cocktail table and student desk made from beautifully grained walnut (my favorite non exotic wood species) and ash, you'd know just what I'm talking about. (I'll started another thread when I get a chance to take some pictures for all of you that understand that feeling.) That being said, I don't mind anyone posting about the painted plywood floors on this thread, since others may very well be interested. Just didn't want anyone to feel hurt that I didn't rave about the ones they posted. You could very well feel the same way about stained wood that I do painted wood...though I can't imagine why. Just kidding. Kashmi, I love it when you can recycle materials from a reno into something else. I want to find a way to use the old stairs (2x10's) into something instead of just tossing them. Most likely rustic benches or tables for one of our porches. Pesky, I completely understand about life getting in the way. We've been in our "new" home for just just short of eight and a half years now and just two weeks ago finally got the construction grade stairway replace with beautiful solid oak floors. Still have finished touches left to do, but the stairs are in! YAY! We too have oak hardwood floors through much of the main level and hallway of our home. Which is why I'm not sure hubby will go for this. At least he didn't pooh pooh it when I mentioned it to him the other day. Jeane Gallo I'm not sure how those would work if there were doors in the room since they're so thick. You might have to cut off the bottom edge of the door so they'd open. Cindyloo123, if we do decide to go this way I'll be sure to share pictures. It will be awhile before we have time with the wedding and other summer activities though. You'll have to be patient. forboystoo, That's where I got the second picture from in my original post. I get that error message every single time I post to a thread I started. bluemoon, I think you'd need a moisture barrier of some sort. lauriedeee, here's a picture of screen molding...

I'd like to somewhat EAT CROW. (recant my prev statement of no problems). As coincidence would have it, I had carpet laid in my latest remodel. They finished it last Tuesday. Whole house. With ONE EXCEPTION. All the crap that was all over the house has been stored in a sun room. This one room is concrete slab, and has one layer of 3/4" ply. This room has been "unconditioned" for 3yrs, nothing but the old carpet padding on the floor. Piled ceiling high with...stuff. Sealed off from the rest of the house, unconditioned, humid environment, vast temperature swings, and...the walls are nothing but jalousy glass. Emptied the last of the stuff out of this Sunroom last night so the carpet guys could come finish the house. I found one warped/bubbled at the edge 3/4" piece of plywood. I went ahead and pulled it up. Smelled musty underneath. There was a layer of tar paper in between ply and concrete. No mold growth bad enough to justify removing anything else. I fully expected it to be worse considering what I'd found. I think I found the cause though. This piece of ply is against the backside of a chimney. Appears water has been leaking around the chimney, running down the chimney, and then out underneath the plywood floor. Not a river, but, enough to cause this piece to warp. I can't complain too much though, that ply has been there almost 40yrs. Given the floor heights in between this room, and the rest of the house, I really have no choice but to replace it with what was there, and in the same manner. (correct? anybody?) AND..FIX THE LEAK! (seems it's difficult to find a roofers now days that know how to "flash" a chimney with something that doesn't come in a tube...lol)