first pass with the sander

we held off our decision on flooring until we could see what sanding the second story would reveal. the floor has been hiding under layers of tile and paint for decades, and for good measure, we added a layer of construction dust.



it turns out the upstairs floor may not be douglas fir as we first suspected, but yellow southern pine instead.



a couple more passes with a finer grit sander, followed by a layer of polyurethane will make this floor look dramatically different, but it will still maintain all the scars and flaws that give it "character."

follow-up pictures soon...