The 'BEFORE' floor
Oh, and that's Bridger, after a brushing of just one side!
Oh, and that's Bridger, after a brushing of just one side!
This is the only photo I could find of the schoolroom, carpeted. While family was here over my birthday, they wanted to help with a job. What a better job than pulling up that old carpet and cleaning the floors underneath! Simple project, huh!
And here's the 'lovely' wood-grain linoleum which they had purchased and installed to cover their maple floors. Huh??? Strange but true.
Moving all the furniture to one side
Moving the books to the livingroom
The other half is behind the camera.
The amazing man who ended up doing this all by himself...
and never once complained.
Everything's patched perfectly and ready to be sanded.
This is the beautiful sanded floor, and that's after my husband had worked with three different sanders, two of which were not adequate. Patience is that man's middle name, possibly because he's a middle child. Oh wait! I'm a middle child too...
The AFTER photo
...the photo I took after the floors had been stained and the 5th coat of sealer had been carefully applied. He continued with 3 additional coats after that. So adding the schoolroom to the entry (which we've never yet used as an entry), he refinished a little more than 400 sq. feet!
I love it!
SO much work went into getting from the Before to the After.
Kevin's attitude? 'It's an only-once-in-20 years job.'
Thank goodness.
18 comments:
It's GORGEOUS! Worth the sore bodies and hours I'd say!
O.M.G. The floor turned out GORGEOUS! Wow! Your hubby is like mine with the ability and the patience. He's also a middle child. My problem is getting him started on something- once he starts it's perfect.
AMAZING!! I can't wait to see it! Tell Dad I'm so impressed with everything he knows how to do. :)
Oh my, what a HUGE JOB!! Thank goodness you all survived it, because it is stunning! WOW!
Oh my gosh, what an undertaking, but so well worth it! The floor is absolutely gorgeous!! Aren't you thrilled?!
Oh, SO gorgeous!! Dad, you are amazing. :)
Can't wait to se the floors (and you guys!)
Um, wow.
Beautiful!! He did an amazing job. Simple home improvement projects always seem to grow.
Beautiful! We had the same thing happen to us with our bathroom. The beautiful maple had this tar like stuff stuck to it. YUCK!
I love the photo! It will be fun to see it all decorated.
Very pretty! I've done a similar project on my old farmhouse... sadly it will need refinished before 20 years are up...
Judy, I know that was a HUGE job; but, they are absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! I'm so happy for you. You are going to love them. What a fantastic husband you have! Give him a pat on the back from me. He did a great job!
Beautiful. I keep thinking we should do that with the floors under our twenty-year-old carpet! Stay tuned!
OH MY!!!! That's a lot of work! But it looks gorgeous. Well done!!!!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com
That looks fantastic now. What a wonderful husband you have. Make sure you hang on to him!
That was alot of work, but oh so worth it! Looks great!
I can't imagine the thought process that would lead anyone to cover magnificent floors like that with wood-grain linoleum! Your husband, clearly a man of many talents, did a superb job!
From a man's point of view, my reaction is ... what an outstanding craftsman.
(unlike me for my earlier spelling... sorry)
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