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dfosson
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:13pm - Edited by: dfosson
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One of the hardest decisions we had to make when building our cabin was having to choose the finished flooring. We knew we wanted a wood floor in the main room but there was so much to choose from. I was almost sold on gunstock oak until my brother who builds cabins in the smokies recommended hickory. His suggestion was based on many happy customers and the rich appearance of the multi grain/color variance. Not sure if anyone else struggles with this topic but I'm now satisfied with the choice. I put it down myself in 3 days.
hickory flooring
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BRL
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:47pm
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dfosson your cabin is awesome, beautiful job!
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dfosson
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:58pm
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Quoting: BRL your cabin is awesome, beautiful job!
Thanks for the kind words BRL! Its been a fun project that I discovered could be built for less than the cost of a used car. I really enjoy reading about everyone's projects and am happy to share any of my own experiences. Got to love having a cabin.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:02pm
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Looks very nice but we are tile people. I installed porcelain tile, over Hardi backer board over the OSB subfloor. Don't have to worry about tracking in mud, dirt, snow as it wet mops easy. But yours does look great!
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dfosson
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:13pm
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MtnDon
I used a combination of tile and wood. The tile flooring is in my kitchen, entryway and wash/toilet room. I needed something non-combustable under the wood stove and have always been impressed with how easy tile cleans up. I've got plenty of tile floor for stripping those muddy boots off before getting on the wood floor. Nothing wrong with going totally with tile either; thats what they make rugs for.
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BRL
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# Posted: 1 May 2012 07:47am
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dfosson, how did you make your pine on your walls look aged? Or is it reclaimed boards? If you stained it that way what did you use for stain? Thanks Brian
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dfosson
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# Posted: 1 May 2012 05:02pm - Edited by: dfosson
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Quoting: BRL how did you make your pine on your walls look aged?
BRL, it is the 'cheap' white pine t&g boards from Menard's stained with MinWax Early American 230. The walls were given two coats brushed on and then two coats of MinWax polyurathane semi-gloss brushed on to seal the wood. Any white pine stains the same though as I used just basic 1x3" and 1x4" white pine to trim windows and doors using the same stain/poly.
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Swamphunter
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# Posted: 4 May 2012 10:34pm
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Im curious as to the size of your cabin and would love to see more pics!! Thank you
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Aqua
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 05:18am
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Very nice!
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dfosson
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 09:45am - Edited by: dfosson
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Quoting: Swamphunter Im curious as to the size of your cabin and would love to see more pics!! Thank you
Swamphunter, the cabin is 16x24 w/6x24 porch. My blog is probably the best place to review pics:
http://dave-mancamp.blogspot.com
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Swamphunter
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 07:00pm
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Thanks Dave!
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