Kitchen Floor: Final phase
Getting rid of our almost twenty year old vinyl floor seemed ambitious a few weeks ago. But phase 1, phase 2, and phase 3 are done, and this is the final phase.
This was our final board, and I had some plans for it.
A small gap in the plywood underlayment was the perfect size for something from the past for someone in the future. I thought a thumb drive with pictures of the house, cars, trees and our family would have been an awesome find later on. The changing technology might make it impossible for anyone to access anything on it later on though.
So we went with a simple penny. Some builders used to put a newspaper in the wall before closing it up, to make a quick time capsule for any renovators in the future.
The walnut trim board in place to finish it off.
Finally done.
It seemed a shame to put away all of the tools when we still had all of this wood left over. Especially when we still had
the last and worst piece of vinyl left in the house barely hanging on to the step in the garage. It was a few more hours of work but it made a very nice entry from the garage to the house.
I made those steps almost twenty years ago, and now they look brand new again.
Time to take a breath before the next project.
February 3rd, 2013 at 11:37 pm
LOVE it!
February 3rd, 2013 at 11:52 pm
Looks great! I love the penny for the future. When we used to live on Warms Springs Ave. in Boise, our apartment had all sorts of interesting things (like old newspaper and REALLY old wiring) that Mark kept finding as he was making repairs. Will the steps from the garage hold up to all of the foot/dog traffic? That is one thing we have wondered about with wood floors… do the dogs scratch them?
February 4th, 2013 at 10:23 am
That is truly amazing, John! What an energetic and gifted man you are!
February 4th, 2013 at 11:15 pm
With only two layers of poly on I have noticed a few dog scratches, but I hope that future layers of finish will prevent more “character” marks.
February 11th, 2013 at 1:28 am
[...] And for now we’re leaving the pantry doors off– I’m enjoying the way it makes the kitchen feel more spacious, and also the way it encourages me to keep the pantry neater! If you’d like to see more details and pictures of the project, go check out John’s blog. [...]
February 11th, 2013 at 9:49 am
It looks wonderful! Kudoes to you two…and the steps are transformed.
February 11th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
John,
Nice work! Looks great. Did your three weeks include the milling?
February 14th, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Andrew loved the penny idea! Anneliese says, “Very good job!” Well done as always John!
February 15th, 2013 at 1:45 am
Beautiful! The walnut border really finishes and showcases the elm with a nice contrast . When you said you were thinking of doing the steps I thought just the tread. Doing the risers(?) also gave such a solid look . True artist and craftsman!
February 18th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Getting the tree, milling, and stacking would easily add another week of time to it all. Oh, and then there is the year or two it takes to air dry the whole stack of freshly milled wood that isn’t accounted for.
February 28th, 2013 at 10:15 pm
Never knew you had a blog. Great job on the floors!!!