Hardwood Floors

We've just finished redoing all the hardwood floors in the house. Three bedrooms and the living room. I am soooo pleased at how they turned out. Much better than I had expected. I did not want to have to put in carpeting because of the animals and Jon's asthma. Jon has moved bedrooms into Steve's old room and it has carpeting. I'm going to have to do something, maybe a floating wood floor or level loop carpet tiles that can be easily cleaned. Probably wood. I'm very happy with the finish I chose, Varathane Satin. Nice sheen but not gloss. The Varathane sander is a snap to operate. The hardest part is clearing out the rooms and bending over to put on the polyurethane. I tried the applicator but MUCH prefer using a brush.

The worst part of the floor. Water damage from previous owners.


After sanding and hydrogen peroxide. Much better.

The finished floor. I am going to do 1 more coat of poly for good measure.