Well, it's been a few months and as usual, things have been busy.
One of our projects last year that we did not post was the refinishing of the flooring in the bedroom and hallway. We held off on the second bedroom because it required sourcing replacement flooring. Then, during routine cleaning, the carpet cleaner leaked several gallons of water while it was shut off. The drain hose on the rental unit had a pin-hole leak. By the time we noticed it, the carpet had to be pulled up to mechanically dry the padding and floor. After realizing the carpet had stretched, we decided to replace it...but the replacement carpet quote would be higher than refinishing the hardwood floors...if only we could find about 100 sq. feet of replacement flooring for the room.
But our luck was about to change. We found replacement flooring at Doc's Architectural Salvage in Indianapolis this month, and after spending time prepping that reclaimed wood, we ripped up the final pieces of blue carpet in the home. We could not source enough of this wood to stagger the seams of the new wood. This is a tongue and groove sub floor which is also the finished floor.
For this project, we used a belt sander, palm sander for detail, wood putty, Minwax brand "Special Walnut" stain and an Oil-Based semi-gloss topcoat. The topcoat was sanded between coats for an ultra-smooth finish.
Below are the before, during, and after photos:
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| Long way to go... |
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| Replacement subfloor/finished floor is layed. Next, the entire room will be sanded with a belt sander. Pre-conditioner will be applied to the wood floor, followed up by two coats of Minwax Special Walnut stain (for a dark, distressed look) and three coats of oil-based poly |
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| The finished product |
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| Finished product |
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| Back to normal, but with a lovely, rich flooring...and no more blue carpet! |
All for now,
-Ryan & Kayla-
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