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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Review: JDL Floors
For our floor refinishing, we used JDL Wood Floors. This post details why we selected them, now onto the review. Overall, we were very satisfied with the service and quality of the job and would highly recommend them. Our floors … Continue reading
Posted in Floors, JDL Flooring, Product/Service Review
Tagged floor, flooring, Floors, hardwood, JDL, JDL Flooring, JDL Floors, minwax, newark, nj, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, sanded, sanding, satin, semi-gloss, stain, stained, wood
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Floors After!
As promised, pictures of the floors after they’ve been refinished. I forgot to do the 3rd floor, but it’s pretty much the same. I thought it was interesting how differently the newer wood took the stain compared to the older … Continue reading
Posted in Floors, JDL Flooring
Tagged floor, flooring, Floors, hardwood, JDL, JDL Flooring, JDL Floors, minwax, newark, nj, provincial, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, sanded, sanding, satin, semi-gloss, stain, stained, wood
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Right now…
This is what we’re doing: Taking down the sound proofing! We actually started Saturday (hence the pics) but then went to see some fireworks, so we didn’t get very far. I wasn’t sure what we’d do with huge piles of … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd floor
Tagged cardboard, craigslist, music, newark, nj, proof, proofing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sound, sound proofing, tile, tiles
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My New Toy!
Now that the floors are finished, we’re starting to prep for painting. I have a feeling the prep work will take longer than actually painting but having a good foundation is crucial. While we had the treads of the staircases … Continue reading
Posted in Floors
Tagged DeWalt, floor, Floors, hardwood, newark, nj, paint, palm, palm sander, power tools, refinish, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, sanded, sander, sanding, sandpaper, staircase, wood
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Wall of Awesome
I know a bunch of you check out our progress from your readers. But if you could pop out of them for just a second, I’d like to draw your eye to our latest feature – The Wall of Awesome. … Continue reading
Posted in general, Wall of Awesome
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Happy Birthday, America!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July! We are heading to Hoboken in hopes of seeing the Macy’s fireworks. They’re being set off in the Hudson river this year. We’ve got chairs-in-a-bag (think soccer mom or camping staples) … Continue reading
Priorities
How is it July already?! The summer seems to be flying by. After getting the floors finished and it already being July, we decided it’s time to revisit our giant TO DO list. Is our current list still in the … Continue reading
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Go Newark Restaurant Week!
Next week is Newark Restaurant Week!! Perfect timing too! Rob & I are taking next week off to work on the house and then go down the shore for a little. 31 different restaurants will participating. From the looks of … Continue reading
Before the Poly
The stain went down after they finished day 2 of sanding (last Thursday). It was the very last thing they did before leaving and they stained their way out of the house (top to bottom, back to front, right out … Continue reading
Posted in Floors, JDL Flooring
Tagged floor, flooring, Floors, hardwood, minwax, newark, nj, provincial, refinish, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, stain, stained, wood
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