Thursday, January 17, 2019

Brick House Update: Floors (still!)


My how time flies! These first few weeks of the new year have been packed full. These pictures were taken almost two weeks ago now! We had a couple of moments of sun and the first coat of shellac was dry on the living/dining room floors! A very exciting moment!

It doesn't sound like a lot at first, but when 1200 sq. ft. of wood floors need to be scrubbed, scrapped, shellacked, sanded lightly and shellacked again it ends up being a lot of work! It felt like a really long process and I am so excited that the second coat went on a few days ago!


They are certainly not perfect. There are still scratches, dents, discolored spots and stains, but they are a far cry from where they started! I am really happy with how they turned out.

The front entry is the last floor left. It is quite worn (and dirty!) Since this picture I have finished scrubbing it with denatured alcohol and have also given it a scrub with soap and water. It is looking better. We will see how well it turns out. I am hoping to get at lest one coat on before the end of the week.

 The sun was coming in so pretty I couldn't resist a few more pictures! This is the upstairs hallway. You can see there is a bit of water staining and discoloration here too. But for being 100 years old they are looking good!


The middle bedroom floors.

And we have blinds! It has made such a difference to have window coverings! Last Saturday I also got curtains up in the living room and dining room. Makes it so much more homey!
In other news, the laundry room sink is almost plumbed in, we have replaced all the outlets to white ones, planed the top of sticky closet doors and prepped the stairs for paint!

6 comments:

  1. A lot of hard work for you but so wonderful to see the original floors still in place. You have done an amazing job as they look stunning.

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    1. Thank you! The first coat of shellac went on the entryway floors last night! Very excited by how nice they look.

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  2. Oh my, so much work! Your house looks wonderful and I enjoy following the process.

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    1. Yes, it has been. I guess I didn't think too much about the floors as I have known all along what I was going to do to them. It sounded simple to me.... I just wasn't anticipating it taking so long to scrub all the old paint splatters off!
      Thanks for following along!

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