Hardwood Floors From Plywood??? YES!!!
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We had nasty carpet that was old and stained in a room we wanted to re do as a guest room. We wanted to put wood floors down but didn't want the high cost associated with them.
We started by ripping up the carpet and pad to expose the sub floor, which was in great condition.
We started by ripping up the carpet and pad to expose the sub floor, which was in great condition.
Ugly, stained carpet 😩
Then, we laid black roofing paper on the sub floor and stapled it into place.
Carpet pad and subfloor
Next, we got 5/8" thick sheets of plywood in 8' lengths and had them cut into 6" wide planks at Lowe's.
We used stain and put a coat on each plank of plywood.
Planks are stained and drying
Then we made a pattern on paper of how we wanted the boards cut. Next, we cut the boards and laid them out according to our pattern and used finishing nails to staple them into place.
Finally, we put 2 coats of polyurethane on and let them dry for a week or so.
Apply the poly with a flat type of mop head
Ta-daaaa
Last step...add furniture!!
They're still shiny after a year!!
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Just gorgeous! I have laminate in all of my house (except kitchen and baths), and I will never have it again. If it gets scratched (and that happens--a lot), it stays scratched. (You can "hide" scratches, but the surface is now compromised.)
I'd rather have beat-up real wood any day than all the laminate you can give me.
THIS is exactly what I'm going to do to my whole house (sans bathrooms, kitchen--tile).
Soon. BEAUTIFUL!
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Yes,
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This floor looks amazing. Great job.
Beautiful👍
We have a bakery here in an old 1800 building with the original hardwood floors. The owner never mops them. Neither does my friend mop hers and the bed and breakfast I worked in didn't either. Does anyone know why? I'm asking for my friend 😂