Thursday, 29 May 2014

Bathroom Floor

After a long delay, work has begun again. The first area receiving attention is the bathroom floor, which had to be emptied of the bath and toilet so it could be professionally sanded. The end finish will be a chestnut stain and clear varnish.

The sanding below is a rough sand; it's to be followed by a medium sanding and then a fine sanding:




The floor boards are original and approximately 190 years old, still in excellent condition:


A colour sample of the proposed stain:


Martin was quite surprised by how well the stain took to the dry boards, he didn't expect them to accept the stain as well as a fresh piece of timber. The whole floor should be complete in a few days.


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  1. Jan21 June 2020 at 17:13

    The condition of the floor boards is absolutely amazing. Isn't there an old carpenter's trick of wiping down old sanded wood with a wet cloth to "open the grain" a bit so it will accept stain better? I'm sure I've seen a lot of floor refinishers on rehab/restoration shows on TV do that to help wood in general, not just old really dry wood, accept stain more readily and more evenly.

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