A job I’m proud of. & How I made MAJOR wife points…

[G0ALY]

This is how I’ve spent the last ten days.
I repainted my wife’s craft room… And then she suggested new carpeting. I can’t say I blame her, that nasty blue shag has been there since we moved in. Well, we found out that there was hardwood under there!



I pulled the carpet up and discovered that the padding had deteriorated and left spots of a tar like substance everywhere.



I tried cleaning one of the spots and it just liquefied and spread into the wood… I noticed when I was sweeping the room that the spots attracted the dust and this made them a littler easier to get up with a putty knife. So I spread kitty litter on the floor and drug my feet around. I then scraped the floor with a putty knife. I did this 3 times! (At this point I asked my wife if I could decorate the room as a saloon & tell people that the floor looks this way as a result of a hundred years of tobacco spit. Scientist have not developed a device capable of measuring how quickly she replied, “No”.)



Okay, here is the floor after drum sanding, and before I did the edges.



And the final product! - Except for reinstalling the quarter-round on the baseboards. I need to let the finish harden for two more days before I put the furniture back in. It was a lot of work, but I’m proud of the result, and as the title of this post states… I made MAJOR wife points!



CHEERS!

[gyrene81]

bored house husband    (suck up)...ok so what's "the rest of the story"? what did you do to get yourself into such trouble, buy something you shouldn't have?

(very nice job on the floor)

[uptown]

Outstanding Goaly! For the life of me I can't understand why some folks cover up beautiful hardwood floors. I'd much rather see a nice stained wood grain than a carpeted floor or painted wood trim. Not only does it look better, IMO it adds to the value of your home.

[G0ALY]

bored house husband    (suck up)...ok so what's "the rest of the story"? what did you do to get yourself into such trouble, buy something you shouldn't have?

(very nice job on the floor)

Honestly, I actually am a bored house husband. I retired (for the first time) in June after 32 years at the same job. I took the summer off and I’m painting a few rooms and getting a few other chores done… I just started submitting job applications. I guess I’m way too young for a rocking chair.

[68valu]

That looks really good. Very nice job!


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[ridley1]

I agree with uptown....nothing like a well done hardwood floor. Nice job goaly.

Must have been a hell of a lot of dust from the sanding though.
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And for those of you who don't understand....wife points are quite possibly the most important commodity on earth

[-ammo-]

Nice job Goaly!  Cha-Ching - money on the bank!

[Curval]

That looks really good. Very nice job!


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[gyrene81]

And for those of you who don't understand....wife points are quite possibly the most important commodity on earth

i disagree...100 years worth of wife points won't make up for a single indiscretion, especially if it's with one of her relatives or friends... 

[G0ALY]

I agree with uptown....nothing like a well done hardwood floor. Nice job goaly.

Must have been a hell of a lot of dust from the sanding though.
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And for those of you who don't understand....wife points are quite possibly the most important commodity on earth

Thanks for the compliments. It was the first time I’ve ever redone a hardwood floor.

The dust was not that bad, but I still wore a mask when sanding. The sander came with a collection bag, and I had fans in both windows facing outdoors and they blew a lot of dust out of the room.

The best part is the total cost, including sander rental and all of the other supplies was under $250. I could not have put the cheapest carpet down for twice that amount.

[Megalodon]

Nice Job...

You wouldn't believe how many houses I go into and "Real" hard wood floors are under something some times 2-3 somethings . People cover them exactly because they don't know or want to take the time and money to rent the two sanders and do a good job like you have done. Most times there is a spot that needs stitching, from a chair that sat in the same place and rubbed, water damage, or rearranging the house, looks like you got lucky   What finish did you use?

 

[G0ALY]

I used semi gloss Minwax polyurethane for floors, and a lambs wool applicator. It went very smooth.

[Megalodon]

Cool the water based doesn't yellow the oil based will a bit. Some folks will still use Varnish... I like Epifanes its really tough Marine Varnish.

[mbailey]

I just started submitting job applications. 

Im thinking a carrier in floor refinishing would be a good start...Very Nice!!!

[pipz]

Very nice.