Way too much going on right now.
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Way too much going on right now.
I know that summer means more work for most of us, but it is starting to take a toll on the sanders. I did a quick look at the units this week and needed to change brushes on the edger, the big machine needed a adjustment on the control handle, the drum needed to be dressed a bit, one vac motor went out on the CAV 26 and of all the strange things, my John Deere tractor broke an axle in the middle of the yard.
On to the jobs we got going right now: 800 feet of 2 1/4 cupped factory-finish flooring that has made work no fun. The factory-finish is a pain to get off and get it flat from the cupping. It took two cuts with 40 grit to get it flat, and we worked up to 100 grit today. The edger work was a task because we had to get the finish off with 80 grit, then jump to 40 grit to get it flat. We worked it to 100 grit today. Now we are getting ready for the finish work with the 3DS and buffer. The job is going Monocoat and I am glad of it.
Did I tell you Clifford blew out his knee? He got an MRI yesterday and he is waiting for the sawbones to call back. Oh... "sawbones" is an old term for doctor; sorry, sometimes my redneck just overcomes me. He has been working through the pain, I will only let him do light work. He ran the big machine for the last few days and I have been doing the edger work. It was a killer on him to pull back on the machine, even with the working belt. I have got to say he is a great worker and tough as nails. I think that if it were me, my wife Kim would be ready to cut me open and fix the knee. Yes, I am a big baby when it come to being sick or hurt... "Honey, can you…" is about all I say. Lord, when I get the flu she is ready to beat me with a stick of flooring.
Back on track… the floor is now flat and ready for the finish work. We use the multi-disc sander on every job! It makes a floor flat as the hood on the truck. Only trouble is on stain jobs you better be ready to work out the scratch it leaves. The buffer and hand-work follow that unit up, so we get a outstanding floor. Okay, I am not working for a manufacturer, but if you have not tried a unit, you must do yourself and the floor a huge favor. Get one on a small job and demo it with the dealers, we use the fire out of it and it makes us look like we know what we are doing. Flat is the word when you use the multi-disc units, plus the finish looks a sheet on the wood.
I have got two more estimate to do, both glue-down and both will be 3/4 solid. The one job will be a pain because it is a bunch of hallway and a house full of bedroom doors. I think in the halls they have eight doors we will need to work with; it is just not fun with all those doors. The subfloor is all cement on a lake; that means subfloor prep is demanding a roll of moisture block. I am going to try a new glue on this job; I will let you know how it goes and the name of the glue if we like it.
Nothing real mind-blowing this week-sorry. We have got a few fun ones coming up that will have so much more to blog on. We are in a battle with high RH again, so the next job the RH in the house is in the mid 40s and in the crawl it is high 70s. We have got meters under the house and in the house with subfloor readings at 17%. It is hard to explain when the flooring instructions say let the wood be in the home for four days and install.
Well, next time, on my word, it will better reading! I've got photos of the crawl space so you can see what we deal with most of the time. Until then, be safe.