I think last time I posted I mentioned about four steps that we would have to complete to get our basement back. Somehow that list keeps growing... probably has something to do with the fact that I know there will be no better time to do these things than when there is no carpeting to destroy. We decided to use wood baseboard and door and window trim and stain and polyurethane all of it. Last weekend with Melissa's help we were able to complete finishing about 200ft of boards. It was great family time :)
We are super happy with how the bar turned out except for the face of it didn't seem to hold the stain very well and is lighter than everything else we stained (it only looks darker in the picture because of the lighting). I can blame Peter for that... he had stained it and put a coat of polyurethane on it before I could see it. Should have used another coat of stain. So anyways, of coarse I'm thinking about stripping it down and refinishing it otherwise I might regret it for some time. Anyone ever strip polyurethane and stain and have some pointers? I might try that this weekend or lay tile or paint - can't decide :(
Here are some pics - notice in the garage on the bottom left of the picture all the finished boards stacked up. Only took me 24 hours and Melissa 12 to finish that phase... all in all it hasn't been all bad and gives me something to do besides play video games.
hope all is well!
2 comments:
Holy cow that's a lot of work!! It really looks beautiful. I love the real wood finish (as opposed to painted trim, which is what we have everywhere) and you'll enjoy your basement more than ever once it's finished. And then lets hope it never rains again ;).
Dave, it really looks great. I think you inherited the fussy gene from me. You can either use stripper or sandpaper. They both are messy but I would recommend sanding. More elbow work but less of a mess. It will also serve to rough up the wood to help the stain absorb better. Good luck!
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