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Phase 13 - Flooring and Tiling

Flooring & It's installation:

 

Plywood is laid and treated ith sealant.

Taped for even higher insulation.

 

Finishes
Sanding with machine--attached vacuum to reduce dust. Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

Plywood seams are sealed

Plywood seams are sealed

before flooring is lad over it. Sealant induces plywood is treated

Sealed plywood boards are taped for even higher insulation

Taped with DuPont Flashing systems

Taped with DuPont Flashing systems

tape. Both Dupont and Zip system tapes can be used to insulate plywood boards

Oak for floor delivered

Oak for floor delivered

Sustainably harvested

2nd Stack

2nd Stack

Kitchen Floor

Kitchen Floor

Dave has recommended blue membrane on 2nd floor under floor boards to reduce impact noise on 1st floor

Wood red oak floor

Wood red oak floor

Installed in Dining Room.

Sitting and media rooms floor boards installation

Oak floor boards are cut to size, laid out loose on floor, then stapled and hammered in all the way.

 Plywood seams are sealed before flo

Plywood seams are sealed before flo

Sanding with machine--attached vacuum to reduce dust. Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

Setup for finishing the floors

Setup for finishing the floors

Applied 1st coat of alcohol to seal wood boards. Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

Alcohol used for floor with spray

Alcohol used for floor with spray

Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

3rd (last) coat

3rd (last) coat

with this water based finish. Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

Floors being treated and finished

Floors being treated and finished

Applying wood finish with roller, like paint

Before and after 3rd coat

Before and after 3rd coat

Sequence of layers: 1 layer of alocohol, 1 layer of Absco for more natural looking, durable, and healthier finish, and in the end 2 layers of waterbased product.

Tiling

Marble Tiles

Marble Tiles

Preparing concrete mix held by mesh before tiling

Master bath being prepped for tiling

Base for tiling

Base for tiling

Blue membrane laid on plywood

Blue membrane laid on plywood

Reduces noise

Marble tiling finished in masterbath

Marble tiling finished in masterbath

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Waterproofing membrane for showers before tiling

North shower room floor tiled

North shower room floor tiled

Bathtub installed, wall tiled in north shower

Masterbath tiled

Masterbath tiled

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