And The Work Goes On!

I wanted to add to the old post because when people look up this on the internet, it only shows one of the posts about the hardwood floor.

OUR FLOOR IS DONE!!!!

Terry put 7 coats of floor finish on the hardwood floor. He was sure that he could make it perfect, but perfection was not to be. It is still so pretty. With the furniture and everything back in the rooms, the imperfections don't show up so much.

Terry now is thinking about doing the floors in our main floor bedrooms. (one at a time) My recommendation is not to attempt too much unless you are taking vacation time to get it done. The process can drive you crazy!!!


The epic of refinishing the hardwood floor continued...yesterday. Is there anyone else who has taken as long as we have? Terry only gets every Sunday off and every other Monday off. Boy oh boy...we live 120 miles from the large lumber yards. Our local lumber yard does not carry rental equipment. The rental shop here has old and damaged stuff as far as floor sanders go sooooo... We went to a town 60 miles away to rent from a mid-sized lumber yard. We got the sander and found that the horror stories we have heard were exaggerated.
Terry decided that we would start with 60 grit paper instead of the roughest stuff. Our floor is in good condition so we didn't need the roughest. The floors look good. The next step is staining and then varnishing.
One tip I think is worth knowing: Do rent the edge sander or get rough grit for an oscillating sander if you have one. It takes at least 40 grit to cut through the residue on the edges. Don't let the largeness of the job intimidate you. If we can do it, you can too. I will let you know how the staining and varnishing go...stay tuned...this may take some time. Hopefully all will be back to normal by Thanksgiving. That is my hope!!! and Terry's semi-promise.