I have always wanted wood floors and thought they added a lot of character to a home. When I bought my house almost five years ago there was carpet everywhere. It was the right house for me so I didn't think much more of the wood floors for the time being. After a few years I kept thinking and thinking about wood floors. It was all I could think about. My friend told me that there was probably wood floors under my carpet and that I should pull a corner up in the dining room and to take a look. That evening when I got off of work I did just that......but I didn't stop there. I pulled up all the carpet in the dining room and there on the floor were some wood floors with a ton of potential. I decided to tear up the living room carpet also. Once that was finished came the part I hated the most....ripping up the hundreds and hundreds of staples everywhere and removing the tack board along the edge of the floor. I wanted to quit during this process.....well I wanted to quit a few times during the entire process but this was the first time. :) After all floor was clean of all other things I rented a sander. This sander was so heavy! I spent an entire evening sanding and sanding and sanding the wood. There were few places where there had been water damage and the old stain was still visible so I got out a hand sander and sanded like a mad man. During the sanding process is when I wanted to quit the project again....but I didn't. I got some stain and some varnish and after watching youtube video after youtube video I decided I was ready. I applied the stain with a mop and then applied two coats of varnish....the fumes were very intense. After two days of letting it dry I repainted the baseboards and the window trims. With A LOT of hard self labor and $219.00 I now have some beautiful wood floors in my living and dining rooms.
Living and dining rooms before and after..... Notice the new paint color also!
