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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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Stain Color??
Yesterday I told you what we picked for the top coat but I suppose it might be nice to know what exactly went on BEFORE the poly. Right? Well deal. Timeline so far: Wednesday: first day of sanding & we … Continue reading
Posted in Floors, JDL Flooring
Tagged dark walnut, floor, flooring, Floors, golden oak, golden pecan, gunstock, hardwood, minwax, newark, nj, provincial, puritan pine, refinish, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, stain, stained, wood
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Satin or Semi-Gloss: The Result Show
Saturday we were debating a satin or semi-gloss finish to wrap up our our floor refinishing project. And the WINNER IS….. SATIN! SATIN WINS!! THAAAAAAAAA SATINS WINS! *NOTE: The above picture is NOT of our house or floor. (pic found … Continue reading
Posted in Floors, JDL Flooring
Tagged floor, flooring, Floors, hardwood, newark, nj, polyurethane, refinish, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, satin, semi-gloss
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Bad Birdies
I swung by the house Thursday morning to peer in the front windows at our in-process floor refinishing. While walking up to the house I looked up, thankful it wasn’t raining for a change. Then I saw this. Need a … Continue reading
Satin or Semi-Gloss?
The first coat of poly went down early Friday afternoon. The second coat goes down today (Saturday) afternoon. Third & final coat goes down Monday. Now we have another dilemma. I guess it’s technically a “decision” but we’re pretty new … Continue reading
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Tagged finish, finishes, floor, flooring, Floors, gloss, hardwood, newark, nj, refinish, refinishing, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, satin, semi, semi-gloss, semigloss, wood
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Free Paint!!
I think I’ve seen this making the rounds on a few different blogs. Most recently, I popped up in my reader via The Fourth Door (thanks Eva!). Glidden is giving away a FREE QUART OF PAINT!! Sweet. I’ve spent the … Continue reading
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Tagged away, free, free paint, give, give-a-way, giveaway, Glidden, newark, nj, paint, row home, row house, rowhome
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