It was a couple years ago. I was about ready to start laying whatever flooring that we were going to do in the newly finished attic. I started looking around Craigslist and found one ad that looked a little promising. The ad didn't have any pictures (which is a great way NOT to sell something on Craigslist). It also had very little information (again, NOT conducive to a buyer's market). I don't remember the exact content but it basically said "pile of hardwood flooring from old farmhouse, south of Nixa - $30".
I called the number and asked the young woman who answered if she knew about how many square feet of flooring she had. She didn't know. She went on to tell me that there had been an old farmhouse on their property and someone, about 20 years ago she was told, had pulled up the hardwood flooring and put it in the barn before tearing the house down. They lived in a trailer on the property next to the barn. I asked if there was any way to send a photo of it. She quickly texted me two photos. It was hard to tell how much there was, but I knew it was a fair amount.
I headed down to get it straight away. The barn was a total mess. They had been using it for storage and from the looks of it, so had the previous tenants. She showed me the stack poking out from underneath piles of stuff, I confirmed I wanted it, paid her the $30, and commenced to unburying it. It turned out to be a whole truckload!
I spent a few days going through it and removing all the nails. With that done, I started laying it in the attic. A couple days into it and about halfway done, I noticed that I had eaten through about half the load. I started to wonder if I had enough to finish the 330 square foot room. I started praying about it as I was working. "God, please let it be enough." Days later, I nailed down the last board. With the room completely floored with beautiful antique hardwood flooring, I had 6 pieces left totaling less than a square foot of flooring to spare. It was the perfect amount. Thank you, Lord!
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