Video: Applying Finish to the Wood Floors and Wrapping Up at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

Mar 12, 2024

Wood Floor Business author/blogger and wood flooring restoration expert Michael Purser of The Rosebud Company gives us a look into his project restoring the wood flooring in the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House—here we see finish application and the "after" footage of the herringbone white oak flooring in the gallery:

Editor's notes:

See Michael Purser's article about working on the wood flooring at Henry and Clara Ford's estate, Fair Lane, in Dearborn, Mich., here.

See all of Michael Purser's articles and blog posts for Wood Floor Business here.

Listen to Michael Purser discuss wood floor restoration on the "All Things Wood Floor" podcast here.

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Video: Buffing on Color and the First 'After' Shots at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

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Video: Stripping the Finish off the Wood Floors at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

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Video: Day 1 on Site at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

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