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  • Pallet walkway
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New Hardwood flooring

10/2/2018

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Only two bedrooms and the small hallway upstairs were left carpeted and I was planning to put hardwood in. I had been planing to make my own pine flooring for Annika's room. I stumbled upon some birch hardwood at Lowe's in the clearance section for about 1.50 sq/ft so my plans changed.

I do like installing hardwood, having mostly maple and some 
pine flooring elsewhere in the house. All lovingly installed by me. I don't use rosin paper, however I glue and nail. I try to nail primarily to the joists and I plan every row for the least possible waste. For this job other than cutting around doorways I did not need to do a single cut. The trick is to organize all stock and first use pieces of wood that have multiples of similar lengths. Cant help it, it's the engineer in me. I also do the "racking" technique where possible.
In the end I am very happy with the floor. The colour is actually just right. It is darker than I normally would do, as I would take natural wood and just lightly varathane it. Now just one room with carpeting left. I am still hoping to floor it with home made pallet Douglas fir, unless I run into another deal!
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