[jimbo2012]

Well the moisture test is done on the concrete, it was not too bad now I know which glue to order.

The wood is acclimating comfortably getting into frog mode.

I also bought wood for part of the ceiling and the kitchen nook to be installed chair rail height. A bit of a pain around two windows and two receptacles, but it looks pretty good.

While waiting to the glue I completed the Kitchen nook, ceiling is about 1/3 done should finish tomorrow, fun working on scaffold, why is when you get to high point you always realize you forgot something out of your reach and have to climb down.

I setup my radial arm saw on casters and roll it our of the garage to just outside the front door, all the cypress saw dust goes into the pine straw for added mulch.

Before the floor is laid I want to paint one wall and also paint the 10' home theater screen on the opposite wall, that needs to be sprayed, Also need to clear coat the ceiling.

so I want all that done before the wood is put down.

[LynnDeb]

What cleaning products can be used on laminate and wood floors?

[jimbo2012]

THere R many but a company called Bono makes great stuff check there site

video

Or

This is the BEST way to clean wood floors according to The Cleaning Bug :

"DO NOT...I repeat... DO NOT use vinegar on a wood floor!! I own a cleaning company and am well aware of the damage this method can cause. Vinegar is acidic and will slowly eat away at the poly coating, or wax coating, or oil, whatever your floor is sealed with. It is fine for no-wax linoleum and ceramic but don't use vinegar on wood floors! If you have new wood floors, using anything but what the manufacturer specifically recommends will void your warranty. When in doubt, use just water. I use a product called EcoMist Colloid W and a Rubbermaid commercial microfiber mop and it gets raves from my clients with wood floors."

1) Use a soft microfiber dusting pad (preferably with fringe) and run it along all the baseboards without lifting it. Then run it up and down the room, like mowing the lawn, again not lifting the mop. Lifting the mop allows larger debris to get under the mop pad, which can scratch the floors. You want the larger debris to be trapped by the fringe and pushed ahead of you while dust and dirt is trapped by the microfiber pad. This is why swiffer is horrible...it can scratch!

2) Use the hose attachment on you vacuum to run the perimeter of the room and suck up any trapped dirt near the baseboards.

3) Using a spray bottle, mist the floor lightly with water, or a cleaner specifically formulated for wood floors like EcoMist Colloid W, Dr. Bonners, or Method. DO NOT use Murphy's Oil Soap on your floors, nor should you use Orange Glo. Murphy's Oil Soap will ruin the floors and Orange Glo makes them dangerously slippery. Again, when in doubt, just use water.

4) After lightly misting a small area, use a seperate microfiber pad that is labeled for wet use and mop the area following the grain of the wood.

5) Continue to spray as you go. The floor should dry behind you. Never dump a bucket of soapy water on a wood floor...it will warp, cup, split, and generally need replacing really quickly.

"I recommend the Rubbermaid Commercial Mop with a seperate wet and dry mopping head..they just velcro to the mop. You can get them at Home Depot for about 20 bucks and they do have replacement heads when you start to get icked out by the old ones, but all you need to do is run the wet mop under the shower tap and use some shampoo to clean it out, while the dry mop can be vacuumed with an attachment then thrown into the wash."

We use a similar technique of removing larger debris with a soft dusting pad, then vacuuming, followed up by using the spray/wipe technique with Dr. Bronner's or Method products on our floors. Though we admit we've used Murphy's Oil Soap in the past without any noticeable damage at previous apartments (in fact, a landlord once commended us for keeping his rental floors noticeably clean during our 2 year stay and rewarded us with the full deposit and a handshake). As we noted in the past, there seems like a wide range of techniques and solutions for keeping wood floors clean, with a bit of controversy about using vinegar (we're apt to agree with advice above, as vinegar is indeed an acid).

[graciegirl]

We had hardwood floor in our Ohio home for many years and it is amazingly durable, but it is wood and wood warps so as Jimbo says don't drench it with water. We use the Sharp steam cleaner on ours after using a dustmop and a sweeper.

Hardwood is beautiful but here installed on cement it is...well like cement.

Installed on wood subfloor like in the north it had a little tiny give and was easier on um...say older ...joints.

But some of you live in newer areas and don't have older joints. Just ignore that part. .

Our village is only one year oldish. So it is newer and we are older, but not older than dirt. And some say we are a lotta fun. sigh.

[jimbo2012]

I don't know about that Gracie, U looked pretty lite on your feet last week

[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Well the moisture test is done on the concrete, it was not too bad now I know which glue to order.

The wood is acclimating comfortably getting into frog mode.

I also bought wood for part of the ceiling and the kitchen nook to be installed chair rail height. A bit of a pain around two windows and two receptacles, but it looks pretty good.

While waiting to the glue I completed the Kitchen nook, ceiling is about 1/3 done should finish tomorrow, fun working on scaffold, why is when you get to high point you always realize you forgot something out of your reach and have to climb down.

I setup my radial arm saw on casters and roll it our of the garage to just outside the front door, all the cypress saw dust goes into the pine straw for added mulch.

Before the floor is laid I want to paint one wall and also paint the 10' home theater screen on the opposite wall, that needs to be sprayed, Also need to clear coat the ceiling.

so I want all that done before the wood is put down.

I think you should have an "Open House" Jimbo, so we can watch the whole project as you install step by step!!!!!!!

[jimbo2012]

anyone can stop by, just pm me ahead of time

[jimbo2012]

here's few pic's of the Nook with my trusty helper "Trouper"

and the start of the ceiling

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

here's few pic's of the Nook with my trusty helper "Trouper"

and the start of the ceiling

Beautiful, neat looking

[mickey100]

Nice looking job. I'm looking forward to your pics of the flooring!

[graciegirl]

I think the flooring is light, a bamboo if I am correct.

You are amazing Jimbo. And doing all this only fueled by vegetables. Wow.

Plus you aren't younger than 55 either.

[Mikeod]

What??!! This isn't going on Youtube????

[jimbo2012]

No don't need to be that public

[jimbo2012]

Update on progress.

the cypress ceiling in now complete see pic (didn't come out that good??)

the home theater screen was set up and sprayed with 6 coats of a flat silver grey finish.

This color is suppose to pickup up all the projector colors correctly.

I needed to get these two smaller projects finished before actually installing the floor and getting it messed up.

Then A-4 was kind enough to stop over and help move out ALL the furniture.

All the carpet tackless perimeter had to be ripped out.

The wood that was stacked since two weeks ago all needed to moved to one side so the layout can be done.

The room has three thresholds, I bought 1x6 cypress just for that, each one has to be beveled to match the tile or carpet height.

Last thing to be done is renting a concrete saw and making a channel for an outlet in the floor under the LR coffee table for laptops etc.

So I'm almost ready to glue the floor down.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Update on progress.

the cypress ceiling in now complete see pic (didn't come out that good??)

the home theater screen was set up and sprayed with 6 coats of a flat silver grey finish.

This color is suppose to pickup up all the projector colors correctly.

I needed to get these two smaller projects finished before actually installing the floor and getting it messed up.

Then A-4 was kind enough to stop over and help move out ALL the furniture.

All the carpet tackless perimeter had to be ripped out.

The wood that was stacked since two weeks ago all needed to moved to one side so the layout can be done.

The room has three thresholds, I bought 1x6 cypress just for that, each one has to be beveled to match the tile or carpet height.

Last thing to be done is renting a concrete saw and making a channel for an outlet in the floor under the LR coffee table for laptops etc.

So I'm almost ready to glue the floor down.

Awesome football party house!