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Hello Crew! Wanted to give an update on the basement. I ordered more epoxy and finished filling in the cracks. I then used a 7 in. grinder with a diamond cup wheel to level out the epoxy once it had cured. The diamond wheel worked great and I am happy with the results. Looks so much better than before! Next step is to paint the walls and epoxy the floors. I will keep everyone updated and feel free to ask any questions.

Bought this same set a few months back, don't remember the price but it wasn't $10! Great find.

I have run into this problem at Home Depot. They have accepted my old I.d. the last few times but said they are cracking down and as you said the I.d. Will have to say "service connected". The va came out with some new kind of I.d. now that they didn't have when I originally got mine so I'll have to go and get the new one. A tip if you have to do this though is to say you lost your old one not that you need to upgrade to the new one. If you say you lost yours they can get you one in a couple weeks, if you tell them you need to upgrade your existing one to the new I.d. You'll be put at the end of a very long list. Also bring a form of secondary I.d. to the va with you! I hope that makes sense

Thanks Dano! I am going to do an epoxy paint once I finish the cracks, probably Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield. Do you have a grinder? I have been reading up on preparing concrete floors, and you may already know all this but but if not, this is what I found out. From what I understand etching the floors and grinding the floors accomplish the same thing which is opening up the pores so the epoxy can adhere to the concrete. If you have the equipment you can do what I did and just grind the whole floor with a diamond cup wheel since you already have to remove the old paint anyways. Then you would not have to worry about the acid or getting water on all your stuff. If you do grind it make sure you have a dust shroud for your grinder and use a fine particle dust bag in the shop vac. I started the floors with no dust collection and I had a thick layer of concrete dust covering everything in the basement!

I've never really used one but once the shop is up and running I'm sure it won't belong before I find an excuse to get one.

Hello Crew! Just wanted to update everyone on the workshop. The epoxy finally showed up! First I blew out the cracks with compressed air then I started to fill them in. I was able to fill in about half the floor but unfortunately I ran out of epoxy so I will have to get more but here are some pics of the progress.

Nice! I want a lathe!

Ridgid R4512 Table Saw and Kreg miter gauge!

haha Thanks Carl! Although I have to admit that my girlfriend did all the decorating, chose the colors, and decided what went where, I was just the labor. If I had tried to decorate it would have come out very different lol. I actually promised her I'd finish this room before I started on the next project which is my basement workshop! Now I can dive into that without being bothered, at least for a while..

Yes, it's a great feeling! Then on to the next project....

Put the finishing touches on it yesterday. Hung the curtains, mirrors, and shelf

Yep, I like the combination of dark floors with lighter walls

I'd be lying if I told you I knew for sure but oak is my best guess. The house was built in 1968 if that helps at all.

Thanks Dave! Its a Red Mahogany stain. This is what I used.

Hello Crew! This is a project I did in my home about a year ago. I had no experience with wood flooring but I wanted to try to refurbish the floors in one of my bedrooms. After completing the project I can say that it was a lot of work and a pretty grueling process. I am by no means an expert now but I wanted to post some pictures of the project so that if anyone is considering taking this type of thing on I can at least offer a little assistance and explain the steps I went through. I am happy with the results especially considering it was my first time doing anything like this but if I were to go back and do it again there are some things I'd do differently and probably could have saved some time and money. So if anyone has any questions let me know. Enjoy!