Ok, I get a break with refurbishing so finally I have some free time.
Since we spent most of our money on buying the apartment, we decided to refurbish only one room and make create entry way through a wall from kitchen to living room.
We decided to refurbish one bedroom. It’s always good to have at least one room nicely refurbished so you can live in new place. First we removed old paintings from all walls. Since the walls were really crooked, it was necessary to put new polished plaster on them. We’ve chosen light yellow and green colors to apply on the walls.
Next we revived the floors. We rubbed down the whole floor using a machine with large papersand. Then we filled gaps with colored caulk – you need lot of patience for filling all the gaps. It takes me around 8 hours and I felt pain in my back for 3 days. After filling all gaps we applied 3 layers of floor varnish. I wanted to make it more resistant(that’s why I applied 3 layers), but I have to admit that the floor looked better when only one layer was applied.
Removing old paintings
Rubbing down the floor
Floor Varnish Applied
Painting radiators
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PaBull
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posted 11-12-2010 09:52 PM
You are doing great. Nice pictures. And I see some smiles, she is happy with the place and with the progress.
It is good not to take the whole house on all at once.
Be well, Pb.
Todd Thomas
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posted 11-13-2010 12:58 PM
looks like it is coming along nicely…..floor looks great….....good job
-- Todd- Oak Ridge, TN
mbulla
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posted 11-14-2010 11:49 PM
Thank you both. This was 8 month ago, now we are in 2ng phase of reconstruction. I will post more soon…
dustygirl
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posted 12-06-2010 05:17 PM
Wow that was a lot of work Michal.Bet it looks great now.
-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing
mbulla
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posted 12-06-2010 11:29 PM
Yup, lot of work. I have to post new pictures, but still don’t have some free time to do that :(
dustygirl
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posted 12-18-2010 04:33 PM
I’m looking forward to seeing them when you get the time.
-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing
damper90
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posted 04-24-2015 03:39 AM
I like the floor I think it just need to be stained to look awesome!
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dbray45
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posted 04-27-2015 11:51 AM
When you start taking things apart, it is amazing what you find – good and not so good. I knew a guy that bought an old house and started taking things apart. Found a stairway behind the walls and on each step there were items from oil lamps, newspapers, tins of stuff – all from the early 1900s and late 1800s.
-- Love woodworking and fixing most anything