When his renter moved out, my Son decided to make the hardwood floors in his rental an asset. His house is an older home, that has two living areas. He rents out the upstairs, and lives in the basement apartment; until he can get his homestead finished.
As with all older homes, the floor there had been repaired and patched several times. The back bedroom was the original yellow pine, while the rest of the house had been upgraded to oak floors. The oak floors had four repairs done at different times, and each looked different. Two repairs were done badly, and the repair was higher than the rest of the floor!
He decided to sand and stain all surfaces, and see what the floor looked like then. The floor would have to be sanded level to put flooring over it anyway.
We rented a floor sander and began the war. He sanded the majority of the floors, while I sanded the edges with a hand sander...I'm not sure who had the worst job there! A darker stain gave us the best chance of getting a match with all surfaces, so we put down a darker wiping stain. The advantage of a wiping stain is you can add more, or wipe off some to balance the color.
We did have to resand one area that had something spilled on it, as it wouldn't take the stain. Removing what surface seal allowed that area to be stained to match the rest of the floor.
When the stain was even and dry we added the first layer of polyurethane sealant:
The floor began coming back.
Even the pine was begining to shine:
The room at the top of this picture is the yellow hard pine. Yellow pine has a lot of sap in it, so it doesn't take as much stain quickly, so we had to apply twice there. But the polyurethane has sealed it and added a shine!
The second coat was well worth the effort:
The shine, and the increased wear resistance sure made this second coat worthwhile!
The pine floor joined into the shine:
Even with age showing here, the floor is now stable, and looks good. No more problems with splinters here, and this old girl is strutting her stuff!
The front bedroom is looking good too:
These French doors make this room especially attractive, and the floor doesn't disappoint either!
I don't know if this saved any money due to time and the sheer amount of work required to recover this floor, but the results are gratifying! This enhanced the character of this house, by showing some age while displaying a real shine. All the patches and repairs have become part of a total floor, and are no longer obvious!
With very little left to do, she will rent pretty soon, this floor will last for decades now!
#hive #posh
Thanks for the share on X!
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Welcome
Hopefully it will reach someone that needs to read this.
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Yeah you are right.
If it helps someone else, it was well be worth my time!
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Yes.
This is good work done. Nice pictures taken too here brother.
Glad you liked it my friend, he worked hard to get there!
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I am glad you are sharing here again. God bless you. I have been praying you catch up faster and let things normalize.
Thanks, hive still has whale trouble that came here from steemit! They contribute nothing to the blog, and step on those who do!!! That's one of the problems that killed steemit.
I'm happy to see your numbers beginning to climb again; the replies help, but more postings will help recover faster!
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Is there away to avoid this whale menace?
Is it kind of virus or scammers? How to they get here? Has anybody here written about it tried to unmask it>
No way I know of to avoid them. They started with steemit a long time ago, and built up a large account. Back then, they likely contributed content; but began fighting with other whales like petulant children. It was safer and easier not to post, because lack of content can't be attacked. This lack of content, combined with attacks (usually on other whales) has now become their online way of life! Sad, I don't know why they don't just cash out; and avoid the unpleasantness....
Much has been written, but nothing has been done about this mess! Pray for them, they are in a prison of their own making!!!!
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Are whales these guys here by this photo?
Like everything in Life, those who reach whale status vary. Most are active to build the platform, but some are kindergarteners, and fight with other whales! When others get in the way, they get trashed and attack them.
These accounts have stopped posting because it's easier to attack, than it is to defend. As a result, they contribute nothing to the platform! Sad way to go through life!!!!
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Very sad way of life indeed. Such a precarious they make in other participants. Honesty pays.
I can actually relate 😌
I find that if you fix it right, it lasts a lot better!
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Thanks for the repost on X, I've been on there for a while myself.
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Thanks for your love 😍.
Just hoping that the person who needs to see this, actually does!
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Absolutely
I'm trying to spend regular time on X myself, not there yet, but trying! I keep watching for lighthouse.com to start up....
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Of course we get all the news on X. And it is a very easy way of communication. Since Elon Musk bought it, there have been many more updates inside
It's just like that, when the polish is applied two or three times on the floor, it becomes more natural and looks much more beautiful.
So true, the prep work took decades of age, off of the floor before the stain and seal; but it does pop with that second coat on it! NOW he has a floor!!!!
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What is this that looks like a manhole on the floor?
That is the old floor furnace, converted to a filtered return air, for the heating and air conditioning. Works quite well....
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Oh okay. I now understand fully.During those good old days firewood was being used here I think.
His fire places are for natural gas only, but mine burns logs. I'm hoping to heat with water here using HHO or Browne gas. It only gives off water vapor; so it's safe to burn inside the house! Lots of research still in progress, but working towards a new cell design right now!
Do you have hydrogen and oxygen in different cylinders? I cheer you up so you can be successfully.
Are you willing to share the way you made the first cell here?It sounded creative!!
Thank you for upvoting me here.Be blessed.
Yeah you are right. ❤️❤️
He's pretty happy with the results! It will make it easier to rent for certain....
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Really very impressive results.
Not bad for a century old floor! It's almost ready to rent.
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Thank for sharing!
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