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google i found a conversation log of sorts on this site, but when i registerd i can no longer find the original site which was very helpful. last child just left for college and i plan to remove carpet in her upstairs room but want to do something more creative with the flooring that remains... assume plywood.. paint, stain, seal and use area rugs after. hate carpet.. want something cheap, easily cleaned and personally fulfilling project.
If you ever hear where this site is,,,I would really like to know too. I want to rip up the carpeting in my dining area and really don't want to go with linoleum or anything else. Thought about the painting technique,,,but not creative on my own, would really need to see some pictures, along with a few instructions. I sure hope someone answers your post.
Anxiously waiting.
Since both of you are in Florida; do you have concrete floors? There are some epoxy finishes designed for garage floors that look great. Sure it would work. When in the Air Force, they redid a shower / restroom with a bonded plastic (circa 1965) that looks very much like the current epoxy floors.
We just tore up the carpets in our living room We have 4 very icky smelly hairy shedding pishy dogs
and it was a blessing to get that carpet up.
I did some research, and there is a wonderful two part paint/epoxy that you can slosh onto your
floors. We don't even have plywood, what we have is that strand board. It will require some
sanding and then an undercoat and then the epoxy stuff. After the epoxy stuff goes on , then
I might think about putting a painted design onto it and then sealing it over with a clear urethane
varnish. No matter what, the floor is going to receive a lot of wear and tear, and the trick is to
seal seal seal. remember to tack cloth inbetween sealings, so the two layers or more will
adhere nicely. also, there are rollers with a tiny nap that won't cause bubbles when you roll.
I think just getting up the carpet was the major event here. We still have a few areas like under
the filing cabinets and under a few bookshelves, lots of work there to move that, and under
a china cabinet, but that will happen. I think we can do half the floor at a time and block it off
so the darn pups won't walk on it. nor me. lol
