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ffloFINALLY today, after delays in painting (still a few details left to take care of later), prep. (a few rooms not ready yet, still), personal physical condition (I came down with a sudden flu-like ailment---chills, high fever, etc., right in the middle of the week taken off for work on the floors), and acquiring all the stuff needed for the task, we got started sanding the floors in the new (old) house. It was afternoon, mind you---late enough Bert was home from work, in fact---but now we can say we have the machines pretty much down, and we left the place tonight with the rough sand pretty much done in the bedroom ('cept for the closet floors) and only edge sanding left in one bathroom. It's a far cry from finished, but now we're finally on the way.
I think we're both going to be pretty sore for a while, too.
Almost worse, though, is having to don the mask and the goggles and the ear plugs. It's like having a huge head cold while you're working. The dust---which is flammable (and inflammable; fancy that)---does get rather all over the place. It'll take 3 passes sanding, though the 2nd and 3rd will be easier, then a first coat of polyurethane, which has to go on the same day as the last pass of sanding, then buffing and a 2nd coat of finish, and likely then buffing and a third coat. I'm pretty sure we'll be lucky if we have the first coat down throughout the house before I go back to work on Monday.
We got take-out Chinese food on the way home and I fear the old floor dust informed its flavor.
I think we're both going to be pretty sore for a while, too.
Almost worse, though, is having to don the mask and the goggles and the ear plugs. It's like having a huge head cold while you're working. The dust---which is flammable (and inflammable; fancy that)---does get rather all over the place. It'll take 3 passes sanding, though the 2nd and 3rd will be easier, then a first coat of polyurethane, which has to go on the same day as the last pass of sanding, then buffing and a 2nd coat of finish, and likely then buffing and a third coat. I'm pretty sure we'll be lucky if we have the first coat down throughout the house before I go back to work on Monday.
We got take-out Chinese food on the way home and I fear the old floor dust informed its flavor.
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Date: Jul. 25th, 2003 03:23 pm (UTC)Sorry the week turned out to be such a frustrating mess. Hope the weekend goes more smoothly. Hope you're feeling better, too. Those floors are gonna look so nice, though! Just remember lots of ventilation for that polyurethane. Talk about fumes! (unless it's waterbased--then you don't have as big a problem with it)
We're off to Stockbridge tomorrow for the furniture show. Wish us luck!
Ciao, Bella
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Date: Jul. 26th, 2003 03:27 am (UTC)Maybe you'll get, if only briefly, on the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston? Lord, I hear the Berkshires look dreamlike on accounta some frosting. (Must be a bakery offa that road or something.)
XOXO
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Date: Jul. 26th, 2003 03:29 am (UTC)Re: p.s.
Date: Jul. 28th, 2003 12:41 pm (UTC)The show went very well. We sold more than the minimum level we'd set for ourselves, and the possibility of some more custom work looks quite good. We went under the Pike on the way, but didn't actually get on it.
Let's hold off on outing the "l"ing "c"s. I'm feeling a little shy, having just experienced my first flameout over on Brandon's journal. Whew!
Re: p.s.
Date: Jul. 28th, 2003 05:33 pm (UTC)