Instant gratification is so nice, isn't it? I wish it had been this fast when the floors were being done but in truth Dan got all the prep work done in record time.
We decided before he moved into the house that certain things had to be accomplished. Painting and the floors were the top priorities.
This first bit is what the floors looked like after spending 20 odd years under carpet.
From what we can tell, the floor was refinished a lighter color AROUND the carpet that was on the floor. It's a look!
This is the dining room.
Pet stains from years gone by were free and from what we were told, very difficult to lift out of the floors. YIPPEE!
When the carpets got lifted in the entryway, Dan found asbestos tile had been laid on top of the hardwood floors. research shows that if you're going to remove this by yourself the tile needs to be wet and you need to wear a mask.
This is what the stairs looked like. They had been painted brown and later black around the edges of where we think a runner had been.
Pretty!
Dining Room right after it had been sanded. Now we're talking!
Living Room
The entry way and one of the prettiest pictures of me EVER! Look at the contrast on the stairs. Talk about making miracles happen!
Top of the stairs walking into the guest bedroom. That stuff on the floor is a filler for between the cracks. Note to self, I'm fairly certain that last sentence was not the best representation on my use of the english language.
The Living Room "After" beauty, eh?
Dining Room
Stairs....oooooh aaaaaaah!
We went darker on the stain because there were so many nail holes. Went a long way with masking them.
Guest Room
That's all of them! I hope you enjoyed the process. I couldn't swear to it but am fairly certain that Dan cried after this was completed! That was a lotta work. I'll get the names of the flooring contractor's. They were very good and the total cost for the Living Room, Dining Room, Entry way, stairs, landing at the top and the guest bedroom was $1800.00!
Smokin' hot, right!?
More soon.
Linder
What did you use to sand the stairway, Linder?? My boyfriend and I are re-doing the wood floors in our old house, and I've pulled up the carpeting on the stairway and started scraping the carpet guck off...but I'm not sure what kind of sander would be efficient for the narrow stairs...especially the vertical sections. Any tips?? :)
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Hiya Jodi!
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We hired this job out but Dan pays uncanny attention to the details so I'll ask him what type of sander was used etc.
Back to you soon with an answer!
Best,
Linder
Good Morning Jodi,
ReplyDeleteI talked to Dan to see if he had any details around the floor sander etc. and he said he did not.
Not much help here but I would highly recommend hiring this out if you can afford it.
We do almost everything ourselves and the floors required too much expertise and hassle to be honest for us to want to mess with it!
There is a referral service called "Claire's list" much like Craigslist but for home services.
Let me know what you do and how it goes.
Best,
Linder
Thanks so much for checking on it for me, Linder! :) Justin and I have re-done all the wood floors on the front side of the house by ourselves already, but it was straight forward enough for us since we were looking for a slightly distressed 'farmhouse' look, anyway. AKA, we didn't have to worry about getting it perfect, lol. But we may have to consider other options for the stairs......... :)
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