tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post5353816026226035202..comments2024-03-05T04:53:05.648-04:00Comments on Canoe Corner: Saving a Hardwood FloorMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-16445823526857209972012-07-04T10:17:19.894-03:002012-07-04T10:17:19.894-03:00It's good that you replaced the rotten wood wi...It's good that you replaced the rotten wood with new and stronger ones. Not only is it more affordable, it's also less time consuming than replacing the whole floor. I read your following post about painting hardwood floors, and I love the deep red color made the room more vivid!Kathy Carbonehttp://www.bobscarpet.com/contentpage.aspx?Id=9470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-21663251405998194472012-04-13T13:10:38.158-03:002012-04-13T13:10:38.158-03:00Nice job! One of our clients actually sanded down ...Nice job! One of our clients actually sanded down the floor he found under his carpet and floated vinyl right on top of that. Our best hardwood flooring solution would be to rip everything out and install a brand new floor, but your technique is pretty impressive too!Jason Traydiazhttp://gefflooring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-42504690286978703612012-04-13T13:08:50.778-03:002012-04-13T13:08:50.778-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Planchers Bois Franc Golden Elitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717699695565139558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-31293970964014073772012-03-29T12:17:43.520-03:002012-03-29T12:17:43.520-03:00yes I can understand that, F.yes I can understand that, F.Island Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-69425072725421359872012-03-28T21:28:25.976-03:002012-03-28T21:28:25.976-03:00I've thought the same thing many times! (that ...I've thought the same thing many times! (that Jody knows what he's doing) Without his know how and ability to learn what he doesn't know we'd be lost in this house.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-47159183179034486102012-03-28T21:26:55.530-03:002012-03-28T21:26:55.530-03:00How lucky to find those floors under the carpeting...How lucky to find those floors under the carpeting! You must be thrilled with the floor now. I would have liked the floors as they were originally but the paint has been a fun compromise as I got to play with colour.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-51904465657597298832012-03-28T21:24:40.637-03:002012-03-28T21:24:40.637-03:00I manage to keep rather busy :) but it's all ...I manage to keep rather busy :) but it's all things I like to do. The garden is relaxing to me and the house is a labour of love.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-5181857763900983692012-03-28T21:23:19.550-03:002012-03-28T21:23:19.550-03:00my goodness Kim you guys were loaded down when you...my goodness Kim you guys were loaded down when you came out here - that beautiful sink and flooring!! You must have had the house planned before you left already?Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-23912799407012269952012-03-28T21:22:17.667-03:002012-03-28T21:22:17.667-03:00Laurrie, if there's anything we've learned...Laurrie, if there's anything we've learned along the way it's that the job is ALWAYS bigger than anticipated. So many unexpected issues along the way.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-73646545337093488552012-03-28T21:21:22.386-03:002012-03-28T21:21:22.386-03:00I had never seen a floor painted before we saw it ...I had never seen a floor painted before we saw it in that other house but it was one of those things where you think - why didn't I think of that? A shot of colour, easy to clean and you still get that old floor feeling.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-40360683049787805312012-03-28T21:19:44.722-03:002012-03-28T21:19:44.722-03:00and then we paint :))and then we paint :))Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-12400033459557449852012-03-28T21:18:17.893-03:002012-03-28T21:18:17.893-03:00How great that you get the East Coast magazines. ...How great that you get the East Coast magazines. A wonderful way to 'visit' when you can't be here in person. This is the second year Jody has made it into the magazine and I couldn't be prouder. He's got some talent that boy.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-76257022637661426052012-03-28T20:16:30.471-03:002012-03-28T20:16:30.471-03:00A labour of love, lots and lots of labour! Thank g...A labour of love, lots and lots of labour! Thank goodness Jody knows what he's doing. I would have done anything to save the floor too - those features mean a lot to me. Happily I know the happy ending to this adventure!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-64549402899292324632012-03-28T17:09:06.146-03:002012-03-28T17:09:06.146-03:00I also can't wait to see the painted floor. I ...I also can't wait to see the painted floor. I love that look,too. We took a room that had wall-to-wall carpet going down one 3-foot section and ripped it up. The rest was old hardwood oak. We added new under the carpeted area and sanded the entire thing bare and had it restained. Came out brand new and you can hardly tell where the old was and the new started. But I still like a painted floor.Bexhttp://journalscape.com/Bexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-62512117929744083262012-03-28T10:58:16.094-03:002012-03-28T10:58:16.094-03:00I knew a couple once who had done the same thing r...I knew a couple once who had done the same thing re varnishing the surround and putting a large rug (theirs was a rug) over the less than perfect middle of the floor, flooring like the roof is such a big and important part of a home, Marguerite no wonder you had little time for the garden with work (as in going out to work) and all this work in the home, looking forward to seeing the finished floor, FrancesIsland Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-11218803852482397792012-03-28T10:21:39.422-03:002012-03-28T10:21:39.422-03:00So much work! Hardwood floors are lovely - ours is...So much work! Hardwood floors are lovely - ours is reclaimed hardwood that Martin yanked up back West and lugged all the way here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-64210242225361575312012-03-28T09:10:26.936-03:002012-03-28T09:10:26.936-03:00What a job. Always more than you anticipate, alwa...What a job. Always more than you anticipate, always a BIG JOB when you renovate anything.<br /><br />I am dying to see the painted floor (and I know it's not white. . . .)Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-71540306728781685612012-03-27T21:05:28.353-03:002012-03-27T21:05:28.353-03:00I would not thought of painting the floor. Very i...I would not thought of painting the floor. Very interesting. When we moved out of our house in VA, there was a large water mark under the mermaid... unbeknownst to us. The crew came in and resanded the floor and restained and polyed it, good as new.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-13123562450974326542012-03-27T19:26:40.941-03:002012-03-27T19:26:40.941-03:00and then..and then...and then..and then...Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-81488476792444654332012-03-27T15:41:25.632-03:002012-03-27T15:41:25.632-03:00I love your renovation story :) I should put pictu...I love your renovation story :) I should put pictures up of our house some time. Floors are interesting. We have original pine boards. Most of it is in good condition but in the kitchen there was water damage.<br /><br />Just on a side note I was surprised when I opened my recent issue of Saltacapes to see the stereo that I had seen here on you blog, the very one your husband designed :) Good for him!!!!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505670295868283874noreply@blogger.com