Our Bedroom was the next to get its new floor! All the furniture was moved out. And that carpet and underlay is gonzo!
And where did we sleep, you ask?? Well…..
Into the Living Room we went!! 😃 It totally weirded out the dogs!! 😂 To say nothing of weirding out us!! 🤣
All the wood in… same pattern as in the Guest Bedroom (8″, 6″, 4″, 8″, 6″, 4″, … ). In the Guest Bedroom, Brian used the palm sander prior to staining. In Our Bedroom, he used the belt sander prior to staining.
In the Guest Bedroom, we used “stainable” wood filler in the cracks and knot holes, then stained the wood. We weren’t thrilled with the results, so this time we tried epoxy after staining.
The epoxy has tiny bubbles, but a blast from the torch removes them!
After staining and epoxying, Brian sanded with the palm sander. Giving the wood a second sanding made a difference in how smooth the floor is, but didn’t take away any character!
And the epoxy??? Well, that created more work for us. We heated, scraped and re-sanded to get the excess off. But the result turned out better than using the wood filler!!
Then, three coats of polyurethane; while it was curing we washed and Liquid-Gold’ed the walls and dusted/washed everything down.
Here’s another attempt at a panorama of the room:
Stay tuned for the final result!!
And, on to the Office we go!!