Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: My husband and I bought an old house . We knew when we bought it that we would have lots and lots of work to do . We decided to start by replacing the worn flooring in our living room first .  Then we went to Home Depot to look at flooring samples . I wanted to put in hardwood floors but my husband wanted carpet . We finally agreed on buying hardwood floors for the living room .  Next , we laid down the materials the go underneath the boards . Next , we carefully laid the boards and made sure they were placed just right before securing them . After several hours , our work was done .  We were able to polish the floors and get them nice and shiny before moving onto our next project in the living room . Question: when did they buy the flooring and supplies? Option1: before doing project Option2: after completing project
Output (English): before doing project