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..............I'd leave it just as is , and rent it out for Weddings and Square dances ! , fordy 
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09/15/10, 05:47 PM
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It does look lovely. You are doing a great job.
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09/15/10, 05:52 PM
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Oh its beautiful!!!! You're doing a wonderful job! I love the warm tones of the wood and gosh, I just want to sit and gaze at the pictures adoringly lol.
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09/15/10, 05:57 PM
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Well thanks for all the praise...we are quite happy it is progressing.
Who knows,one day we might actually LIVE there...LOL
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09/16/10, 08:29 AM
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Beautiful place you got there. I liked the floors the way they looked before the shiny was put to them. Gave it a rustic look.
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09/16/10, 08:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair
eliminate CRACKS!??!?! what, are you kidding me!??!?! if they wanted to eliminate CRACKS, they'd have have put down rolled linoleum or sheet vinyl! 
okay, I am not trying to be mean -but whats the big deal about worrying about cracks in between floor boards?  Its not like you're gonna lose a table leg or a chihuahua in 'em...
To me thats part of the character of a wood floor - it HAS texture and spaces between the boards -thats why its INTERESTING and complex and IMPERFECT and rustic and in harmony with a rustic wood cabin-ey home!
I think they look great Oz - and like everyone said- after a little grit and a little walking around - the sheen will die down. If you REALLY don't care for the sheen, you could always lightly top sand it. Chances are - right now, with the camera flash and the light streaming in -it appears shinier than it really is. |
LOL....our new mantra is 'It IS a barn afterall'....that keeps us from worrying too much about some of the imperfections(of my doing,the builder actually built this thing better than a lot of homes Mrs oz works on...)
To be fair, po boy was talking about the walls,which have developed some pretty decent sized gaps.
I am of the mind of filling with regular caulk to almost filled and then covering with color matched caulk...Mrs oz doesn't care at all about the gaps...:P
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09/16/10, 08:32 AM
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Beautiful place you got there. I liked the floors the way they looked before the shiny was put to them. Gave it a rustic look.
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We were concerned about too much wood of the same color...the floors would have yellowed like the walls have,the cabinets are Hickory,so we wanted to go dark on the floors.
Of course we also wanted no real shine but that will probably go away and who knows,maybe we will wear away all the dust in the poly...LOL
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09/16/10, 09:40 AM
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I like the top photo of the whole area, there they don't look so shiny, just glossy. The bottom close up photo does seem shiny, but I think it's just the close up and the light intenifying the shine.
I like it. Very much.
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09/16/10, 09:45 AM
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Well thanks.
I think if I ever had to do it again(God Forbid) I would do it differently especially considering how time consuming the sanding/staining part is.
I would stain and poly each plank and THEN install the floor,still face nail it and fill the holes.
Taking a break this weekend and not going up,we will let the floors cure for a good while as the next step is interior walls,appliances and such.
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09/16/10, 08:12 PM
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My mother has the EXACT same cupboards in hickory... She pulled out the antique metal cupboards that people would kill for these days to have a more "modern/natural" kitchen... So far the cupboards have treated her well. They've been in the house for a few years now and no issues except for those TINY drawers. They're so narrow it's somewhat annoying trying to organize anything in them. She gave up and just throws all the silverware in together... 
Looking good though! I don't think the floors are nearly as shiny as they COULD be (and I prefer them the satin shine rather than the original dull). I also like the contrast. All light wood makes my brain hurt, and makes the "pretty" light woods seem kind of boring. The darker floor makes the lighter upper wood stand out more.
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09/17/10, 12:15 AM
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Beautiful place...I'm green.
A friend of mine told me that Lowe's recently sold all their display kitchens to make room for new designs. They mark the cost way down in order to move them out. I don't know the how often they do this or even how you find out about it but it's worth checking into. I wonder if Home Depot does this also?
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09/17/10, 01:08 AM
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I like all the wonderful wood on the walls and floors. The shine on the floors will be gone soon enough, not to worry bout that.
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10/25/10, 08:31 AM
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10/25/10, 09:44 AM
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Oz
What are your countertops made of?
Looks great 
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10/25/10, 10:00 AM
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White pine tongue and groove planks,stained some reddish color(Mrs oz knows the actual color) and then a two part epoxy poured over to seal it all.
The epoxy is this:
http://www.glazecoat.com/GlazeCoat.htm
We mixed a full gallon but actually only used about two thirds of that.
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10/25/10, 10:38 AM
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That's great
We are redoing our kitchen and wanted something a little different for the counter tops
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10/25/10, 11:03 AM
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We have seen it on bars and such in commercial settings and it seems to work well...however you have only 20 minutes or so to get it spread out and how you want it before it sets.
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10/25/10, 11:07 AM
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Really awesome!!!
I want to do something similar in my kitchen. I'm familiar w/ polyurethane but not epoxy. How does epoxy compare to poly in that application?
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10/25/10, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by oz in SC V2.0
White pine tongue and groove planks,stained some reddish color(Mrs oz knows the actual color) and then a two part epoxy poured over to seal it all.
The epoxy is this:
http://www.glazecoat.com/GlazeCoat.htm
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That's it! I have been trying to get DH to do this for our counter tops ( yes we are still building too...lol) Great pics.. I love it! How much of the glaze coat did you buy for your counter tops?
Okay.. more questions: What size T&G did you use and what thickness ( Lowes too?)...is that bullnose added or is that your edge of the boards routed?
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10/25/10, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
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Really awesome!!!
I want to do something similar in my kitchen. I'm familiar w/ polyurethane but not epoxy. How does epoxy compare to poly in that application?
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It is a two part epoxy.
You mix one into the other(in a specific order) and stir for two minutes.
Then pour into another container and stir for an additional two minutes.
You then pour it onto the counter and spread it out with plastic spatulas.
You have to work pretty fast and for the size we had another person would have been good.
Also if your counter isn't solid(like ours isn't,there are gaps in between planks) I would seal those gaps prior to the epoxy.We didn't do this but it would have made it easier.
The company states it is like honey in consistency but it was thinner than that.
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