I’ll begin with the unhealthy information. Sadly, I didn’t get the flooring in our bed room suite completed yesterday as a result of the polyurethane didn’t dry quick sufficient. I assume it was due to the climate and the humidity early within the day after I did the primary coat. That first coat took about eight hours to dry sufficient to place the second coat on, so it threw off my complete schedule. In order that they’re not utterly completed at this level. They nonetheless want a little bit of sanding, after which a remaining clear coat.
The excellent news is that they’re trying wonderful, even when I do say so myself. 😀 And despite the fact that I’ve carried out this earlier than, and I used to be absolutely anticipating it, I used to be nonetheless astonished on the large distinction that the polyurethane made on the flooring. As I mentioned yesterday, I add stain to the primary coat of polyurethane, and that evens out the grain of the crimson oak hardwood flooring and provides a ravishing depth of shade to the ground. I’m not going to go over the small print of this course of as a result of I did an intensive multi-post tutorial the final time I did it.
I’ll additionally add that the final time I did this, I used to be refinishing 70-year-old crimson oak hardwood flooring. There’s a HUGE distinction between 70-year-old crimson oak and new crimson oak. I don’t know why, however the brand new stuff isn’t as fairly, and has much more grain in it. I nonetheless assume the brand new stuff is fairly, however I undoubtedly choose the outdated flooring. There’s actually nothing I can do about that, although.
The final time I did this, I solely added stain to the primary coat of polyurethane. This time, with a view to match the depth of shade in the remainder of the home, I really needed to do two coats of the stain/polyurethane combination. That may even have one thing to do with the longer drying occasions, however it was needed.
So right here’s a have a look at the flooring up to now. That is the ground within the bed room…
And right here’s a have a look at the side-by-side comparability of the flooring with simply the stain on the left, after which with two coats of the stain/polyurethane combination on the best.
It makes an enormous distinction, proper? See the way it evens out that loopy grain within the crimson oak? I do just like the grain within the crimson oak, however I identical to it to be just a little extra refined than the way it seems to be with simply the stain, which tends to show the grain actually darkish.
Right here’s one other comparability of the stain solely on the left, and the stained ground coated with the stain/polyurethane combination on the best.
It’s not excellent, and I knew it wouldn’t be as a result of I’m not knowledgeable. However even with my perfectionistic tendencies, that is adequate for me. 😀 I’ve to think about the rooms with all the layering of different supplies and finishes that may go in right here.
The flooring might be a background for all the pieces else, so that they received’t be the star of the present when all is alleged and carried out.
The flooring are a bit too shiny for my style, however I used polyurethane in a satin sheen, and that’s the bottom sheen that it is available in. However from my expertise, that sheen will diminish over time.
I want that it got here in a matte or flat end, although, in order that I didn’t have to attend over time for all of that shine to go away. However I’ll simply need to be affected person. I’m not so good at being affected person. 😀
I’m so excited that that is nearly completed!! And Cooper has already walked on the ground (he really ran as a result of he’s not so good at strolling like a relaxed boy), and it held up fantastically after 12 hours of drying. So I’m hopeful that if I can get the second coat on by the tip of the day and let it dry in a single day, I can cowl the flooring by the tip of the day tomorrow.
After which I can spend tomorrow making my buy/lower lists for the closet, after which get beginning on constructing my closet on Friday!
So by Monday, I’m hoping to have some closet progress to share with y’all!
And clearly, including new (and extra) lighting to the closet might be on my checklist of issues to do. This room is so darkish proper now, however I promise that the ground in right here is precisely the identical shade as the remainder.
I nonetheless haven’t determined precisely what sort of lighting I wish to go together with, however it’s very possible that I’ll use the identical extremely slim recessed lights that I’ve used within the different rooms. However I’ll even have my ornamental chandelier and possibly some sconces as nicely. So this would possibly go from being the darkest room to the brightest room when all is alleged and carried out.
In order that’s it for now! I’m thrilled with the progress, and I’m going to do my finest to complete these flooring by the tip of right now in order that I can keep on schedule and begin constructing my closet on Friday!
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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