Got Wood?

Ultradog MN · Feb 3, 2013

Wood floors I mean.
I salvaged this hardwood flooring over 20 years ago. 3" Ash with a ribbon of Brazilian Cherry. Had it stashed away all these years.
I had to buy the 2 1/4" Ash to go around the edges as there wasn't enough 3" to do the whole room.
I installed it in my living room 2 years ago but didn't have the dough to sand it out and poly it.
Work has picked up here a bit lately so I'm finally going to finish that room - paint, baseboard, window trim, etc.
Anyway, I did the sanding this weekend and got the first coat of poly on this afternoon. Thought I'd snap a couple of photos.
I guess I'll have to keep the tractor parts out of there now.

larrystinescorner · Feb 3, 2013

That is really nice!

Whichester1 · Feb 3, 2013

Good job.

Vito · Feb 3, 2013

Jerry,

Looks really good.I am in the process of repainting the interior of our house.Last year i painted all the crown moulding,400 L.f.,that some idiot,me,put up 11 years ago.
Built a desk top flanked by two cabinets to store the kids book bags and installed wainscoting in the entry at 4' up.Painted all that and got busy with work so I didn't have time to return to it until recently.I painted the kitchen and a small entry way.Still busy with work so I will just keep picking away at it.I figured it to take a couple of years as I really don't like to paint.I do like the results though.

Vito

tomtirediron · Feb 3, 2013

Wow! That looks nice.

JayinNY · Feb 3, 2013

I got red oak wood floors in the whole house, 5 bedrooms, halls, steps ect, but steps are carpet, and 1 bedroom! I gotta convince the wife to let me take it off the steps, but she's afraid of slipping on the staires? So I may just leave it.

MarkWV · Feb 3, 2013

really like the contrast, great job, cant convince wife to switch from carpet to hardwood

fixerupper · Feb 3, 2013

Very good job. Wish I was that good at it. Jim

Animal · Feb 3, 2013

I do after that halftime show.

SweetFeet · Feb 4, 2013

ultradog,
You did a really beautiful job.

doubleN · Feb 4, 2013

NICE!

JML755 · Feb 4, 2013

Yup, I DO have wood. Bought a foreclosed house next to my property in November. Stunk to high heaven from cat pee. Ripped up ALL the carpeting, sealed the sub-floor and put down over 900 sq ft of 3/4" red oak. Finished with the poly 2 weekends ago. It was real nice to do it on a house that is empty. Was able to finish the floor and let it cure for 2 weeks w/o any traffic. Funny thing is that the kitchen has a laminate oak product that's in good shape and we were going to leave it. After we put in the 3/4" oak next to it, wife said "rip up the kitchen and replace with red oak". We also have 3/4" red oak in our kitchen at our current house that is over 10 yrs old. Floor has held up REAL well in a high traffic area.

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Pops1532 · Feb 4, 2013

Looks good. How were you able to salvage the old flooring? I've never had much luck. Seems the tongue always wants to split.

merlynr · Feb 4, 2013

We tore out carpeting about ten years ago and put hardwood in 4 rooms including the kitchen and it's the best flooring decision we ever made. One of my girls is in the flooring business and we did 2 bedrooms later on and one is cherry and other is hickory with different width boards and it turned out great. I bought an air floor nailer for the first job cause I knew it would take me a long time and have since loaned it out, rehabbed a couple houses and when girls boyfriend borrowed it something went wrong with it and he put a rebuild kit in it and now it's as good as new waiting for the next job.

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