ddb123
Platinum Member
Hi guys,
I figured this would be a good topic to bounce off the TBN crowd. My house has mostly hardwood floors. Some of these floors are pretty old and worn. A couple spots look like a kid intentionally carved geometric shapes into it. I am ready to refinish the floors and get them looking gorgeous again. I don't know anyone who has tackled such a project on their own, nor do I know anyone who does this kind of thing for pay. Can anyone advise me as to the feasibility of doing this on my own? I am 30 and able-bodied, but (and I know this anathema for a tractor owner) honestly not very handy. I have a garage full of basic power tools that I can use well enough, but I have no experience with any type of construction, and I'm definitely no craftsman. My worry is that I would end up over-sanding the floor and damaging the wood itself. This seems to happen every time I sand wood (about the only thing I know how to build is beehives). I also seem to screw up stain when I apply it, so applying the finish to my precious floors is worrisome. My other worry is that I would wind up taking weeks or months to finish the project when really it's my living space, I need it to live in. So as a secondary question (this is a long shot), does anyone know who in the Joplin, MO area does this kind of thing?
To recap, since that was a bit of a ramble: 1) Is this too hard for a person like me to tackle, and 2) if so, does anyone happen to know someone who does this around the Joplin, MO area?
Thanks, tractor crowd
I figured this would be a good topic to bounce off the TBN crowd. My house has mostly hardwood floors. Some of these floors are pretty old and worn. A couple spots look like a kid intentionally carved geometric shapes into it. I am ready to refinish the floors and get them looking gorgeous again. I don't know anyone who has tackled such a project on their own, nor do I know anyone who does this kind of thing for pay. Can anyone advise me as to the feasibility of doing this on my own? I am 30 and able-bodied, but (and I know this anathema for a tractor owner) honestly not very handy. I have a garage full of basic power tools that I can use well enough, but I have no experience with any type of construction, and I'm definitely no craftsman. My worry is that I would end up over-sanding the floor and damaging the wood itself. This seems to happen every time I sand wood (about the only thing I know how to build is beehives). I also seem to screw up stain when I apply it, so applying the finish to my precious floors is worrisome. My other worry is that I would wind up taking weeks or months to finish the project when really it's my living space, I need it to live in. So as a secondary question (this is a long shot), does anyone know who in the Joplin, MO area does this kind of thing?
To recap, since that was a bit of a ramble: 1) Is this too hard for a person like me to tackle, and 2) if so, does anyone happen to know someone who does this around the Joplin, MO area?
Thanks, tractor crowd