No matter what anyone says, always install prefinished hardwood floors. In addition, make sure you buy the installation package regardless of the cost. It will by far be the cheaper option. I am speaking from experience. Dan and I chose to lay unfinished floors, since it was such a great deal. Well, this great deal has turned into a 6 week nightmare.
We thought we might just have them done in time to move our things in this weekend. Well, come to find out, you need to wipe off the excess stain no matter how dark you want it to be. Instead of applying polyurethane this week, we will be wiping off excess stain, letting it dry for 48 hours, and lay down protective paper. We will then move all of our furniture upstairs, so we can polyurethane next week. Ahhhh! I'm a little upset.
I love learning these little lessons. I hope to be giving better news on my next post. Have a great day.
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Hey Dee - Hang in there. It looks like you are making progress. Rob and I also ran into the problem of where to put everything while we finished the floors in our house - only we refinished ALL of the floors except the bathrooms so there was no where to put anything except in the garage.
I can't wait to see your paint colors. You always do such a beautiful job with the decorating and finishing touches.
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