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Considering refurbishing painted hardwoods
Just need a sanity check before embarking on what could be a nightmare. The BLUF: Have a new family member coming within 7-days, S/O stated this week they really wish the hallway was hardwoods. I ripped up the carpet and there’s hardwood… painted in what I can only presume is green, white, then red. House was built in 1900 so my plan was to have my S/O and pup stay at an airbnb with a pool while I knock it out this weekend (you know, possibility of lead paint and all). Went through the trenches of YouTube and Google. My (amateur) research determined 24 / 36 / 60 / 100 grit order (don’t want to use chemicals), hit the floors horizontally first then go with the grain, vacuum/wipe with tack cloth before moving to the next grit. Then rinse and repeat with an edger. ID’ed my wood type (pine) with the ideal type of stain (oil based), once that’s applied then hit it with three layers of poly (220 grit by hand in between each application). … Profit. TLDR: baby is due in a week, spouse hated the hallway carpet, hallway is now hardwood with multiple layers of paint. Is it feasible to knock it out in a weekend or should I hold off? We have everything else set up to welcome our new best friend, this all stemmed from a conversation where I asked “what else would you like done before they get here?” Brutal honesty is appreciated - thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Sdgtya [link] [comments]
Just need a sanity check before embarking on what could be a nightmare. The BLUF: Have a new family member coming within 7-days, S/O stated this week they really wish the hallway was hardwoods.
I ripped up the carpet and there’s hardwood… painted in what I can only presume is green, white, then red. House was built in 1900 so my plan was to have my S/O and pup stay at an airbnb with a pool while I knock it out this weekend (you know, possibility of lead paint and all).
Went through the trenches of YouTube and Google. My (amateur) research determined 24 / 36 / 60 / 100 grit order (don’t want to use chemicals), hit the floors horizontally first then go with the grain, vacuum/wipe with tack cloth before moving to the next grit. Then rinse and repeat with an edger.
ID’ed my wood type (pine) with the ideal type of stain (oil based), once that’s applied then hit it with three layers of poly (220 grit by hand in between each application).
…
Profit.
TLDR: baby is due in a week, spouse hated the hallway carpet, hallway is now hardwood with multiple layers of paint. Is it feasible to knock it out in a weekend or should I hold off?
We have everything else set up to welcome our new best friend, this all stemmed from a conversation where I asked “what else would you like done before they get here?”
Brutal honesty is appreciated - thanks in advance!
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