How to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors by KBO Part One
- Move all furniture out of rooms to be finished, preferably to your cramped basement. All couches must go on the front porch for purposes of authenticity.
- Remove all carpet and carpet pad, staples, and nails. Sweep up legions of dead human cells. Die a little.
- Attempt to set up bedroom and makeshift living room in basement. Briefly consider expanding wood panels to make basement sexier.
- Tape up plastic sheets that will inevitably be torn down by a puppy and peed on.
- Make even task swap with husband: he does all drum sanding and you do all shop vacuuming and reality television watching.
- Feel bad about trade so offer to plug all the holes and dents with wood putty. Lament all the dirty jokes you can’t think of because of the sweaty, stinky mask you’re wearing.
- Attempt to wrangle one not-completely-housetrained pup and one afraid-of-fireworks-so-refuses-to-go-outside old man pup in a rapidly-shrinking basement. Step in pee.
- Break some shit.
- Watch Real Housewives and read journal articles while husband returns, yet again, to Lowe’s. Briefly consider showering. Explain fake boobie ubiquity on Real Housewives to husband.
Upcoming: Part Two
Tags: DIY, hardwood floors, how-to, Real Housewives
(On July 6th, 2010 at 12:41 pm)
I used to think that a shop vacuum was called a shot back because it was so powerful it would shoot you back.
(On July 6th, 2010 at 5:02 pm)
This sounds like good times
We’ve been kicking around the idea of refinishing our floors (have hardwood underneath carpet and tile)…I think we’ve priced it out at roughly $500-$1000, depending who you go with.
So, the question I have to ask is about time. How many hours of sweat equity have you poured/plan to pour in?
And, if you don’t get drunk once, on that couch sitting on your porch, it can all be considered wasted (no pun intended) effort
(On July 29th, 2010 at 11:15 am)
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