Hey Sue, apologies for the delayed reply... We used Early American, Oil Based from MinWax along with a Poly/Mineral Mix Top Coat. Hope this helps a bit & thanks for checking out the video!! Have a great weekend!
Hey Bob, we're hopeful the wood stove will heat the entire home. We went with another Regency Stove, the 3500 this time (heats approx. 2500 sqft (I'm sure at full blast, lol)). Shouldn't need to feed it much more than any other stove, especially because of it being a hybrid. The house is 1120 sqft so fingers crossed. We also have the 2 stage blower unit for the stove so that should help spread the heat. Although we'll see soon, the stove goes in a few days from now! If we didn't do the Regency Stove, we would have gone the Soapstone route.
Hey Thomas, not sure just yet (lol), but something nice. Maybe oak or cherry with a bit of a darker stain to stand out as the threshold. Was even thinking 3/4 poplar to stay with the "ply floor" theme. It's definitely fun trying some different ideas, might need to try a few to see what looks best.
We used 3/4in Radiata Pine (soft wood) as we want the floors to become distressed over time... like an old time saloon. I would use oak sheets if you wanted a harder surface area. Thanks for watching!
I would say it lasted about a week or so... I think it might also depend on what time of year you decide to stain, humidity, type of wood, ect... as I imagine that may change the duration on how long the smell sticks around for. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Hey Scott, we built 28 x 40 so we could do a wider hall/walkway thru the center of the house & put in a full size bathroom at the back end of the hallway. Hope that helps... Thanks for watching!
Ventilation is going to be your best friend when allowing stains to dry & smell to dissipate... windows open (when possible & not so humid), also a fan or two if you have electricity in the building will help. It can certainly take a bit longer for anyone sensitive to smells to no longer pick up the strong odor. Applying a top coat (polyurethane, wax, raw sealer, ect...) will also help, however you'll need to deal with a bit of sealer smell until that eventually fades as well. Our pine flooring soaked the stain in very quickly (no wipe off) so we may have noticed a quicker fade then maybe a different type of wood species flooring. Hope this helps a bit... I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to it all, just ventilation & time to fade.
I really like it, I'm waiting for the next video.
Outstanding job on the build, you should be really proud, you guys are going to have a very nice home😁
Thanks Joe, greatly appreciated!! We're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel (or a tunnel, lol). Have a great weekend!
Wonderful! This is amazing! Thanks!
Thanks David, very much appreciated!!
👍 Really good
Can I be nosey. What color stain did you use? Looks beautiful can't, wait to see it with poly on it..what brand of poly did you all use?
Hey Sue, apologies for the delayed reply... We used Early American, Oil Based from MinWax along with a Poly/Mineral Mix Top Coat. Hope this helps a bit & thanks for checking out the video!! Have a great weekend!
Any lifting anywhere?
Would you have gone any thinner on the plywood? How is it still holding up? I’m wanting to do this toooo
Is this dark walnut minwax? I like the color
Is that fireplace going to heat the entire house? Also, will you have to constantly feed it wood?
Hey Bob, we're hopeful the wood stove will heat the entire home. We went with another Regency Stove, the 3500 this time (heats approx. 2500 sqft (I'm sure at full blast, lol)). Shouldn't need to feed it much more than any other stove, especially because of it being a hybrid. The house is 1120 sqft so fingers crossed. We also have the 2 stage blower unit for the stove so that should help spread the heat. Although we'll see soon, the stove goes in a few days from now! If we didn't do the Regency Stove, we would have gone the Soapstone route.
How do you lift these up without messing up the bottom floor
What are you using in the doorways
Hey Thomas, not sure just yet (lol), but something nice. Maybe oak or cherry with a bit of a darker stain to stand out as the threshold. Was even thinking 3/4 poplar to stay with the "ply floor" theme. It's definitely fun trying some different ideas, might need to try a few to see what looks best.
What plywood did you use?
We used 3/4in Radiata Pine (soft wood) as we want the floors to become distressed over time... like an old time saloon. I would use oak sheets if you wanted a harder surface area. Thanks for watching!
How long does the stain smell last once it's on the floor?
I would say it lasted about a week or so... I think it might also depend on what time of year you decide to stain, humidity, type of wood, ect... as I imagine that may change the duration on how long the smell sticks around for. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
What's the house outside dimensions? Like 24'x 40'?
Hey Scott, we built 28 x 40 so we could do a wider hall/walkway thru the center of the house & put in a full size bathroom at the back end of the hallway. Hope that helps... Thanks for watching!
I tried this and the smell is still strong weeks later. Any ideas to clear it?
Ventilation is going to be your best friend when allowing stains to dry & smell to dissipate... windows open (when possible & not so humid), also a fan or two if you have electricity in the building will help. It can certainly take a bit longer for anyone sensitive to smells to no longer pick up the strong odor. Applying a top coat (polyurethane, wax, raw sealer, ect...) will also help, however you'll need to deal with a bit of sealer smell until that eventually fades as well. Our pine flooring soaked the stain in very quickly (no wipe off) so we may have noticed a quicker fade then maybe a different type of wood species flooring. Hope this helps a bit... I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to it all, just ventilation & time to fade.