We started putting the finish oil down on the floor and MAN!! is it gorgeous!!!
But first, here’s a picture of our new front yard! Kaia loves the running room (so does Suki and the chickens!)
For the floor, we sanded it down to 220 grit. The large floor sander only went to 120, so we went over it one last time with a hand sander. Then we wiped down the walls, vacuumed, and ragged off the floor. We used the One Coat oil and applied it with a lambs wool applicator for the first coat. Look at the color!!
Then Toby went over it with a buffer. It was pretty funny to watch him try to control that thing!
Then we wiped off any excess with a soft cloth. The wood feels very smooth!
My favorite part was the landing at the top of the stairs. We have all kinds of woods up there. #1 is our only piece of tropical wood in the floor. It’s Cocobolo. #2 I believe is Cherry. #3 are Black Walnut, and #4 is Spalted Maple.
And here is the landing once it has a coat of oil. Beautiful!!!
This piece really changed colors once the oil was applied. It’s very pink. I’m not sure what kind of wood it is. Any thoughts?
Tomorrow, we will put on another coat of oil. This time we will use the Biopoly for a harder finish. Buff and rag off and it’s done!!!
The floors are unbelievable. The mixing of the different woods was pure genius. I also cannot believe all the area in front of the house. It will be no time before you are in.
very lovely. pearwood comes to mind when i look at that mystery board but i’m not 100%. it’s been too many years since i’ve worked with various woods.
will the yard be grass or are you going native?
Hmmm, pear…. I’ll have to look that up.
For now, I’m going to use Clover and oats to seed the yard. That way I can put a little nutrients into the soil and work it as I am ready.
Wowser! Beautiful job!
Gorgeous! Cedar can also look very very pink, although it won’t stay that way. Kaia looks so grown up!
I was thinking cedar too, at first, but there is something to the grain of the wood that makes it look not so ceadary 🙂
Man, that looks amazing! What a great idea–when we build our house I’m definitely going dumpster diving for hardwood. You guys did a fantastic job.