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Condo Magic
This courageous couple wanted rustic
wide plank (10") Red Pine flooring
with a Dark Walnut Stain, Heavy 'Distressing' and my Tundra
SFX
... in a sophisticated Penthouse Condominium. As The-Lady-of-the-House said: "We wanted something that was unique. I shopped
for the "distressed look" for two years ... I was surprised to find Marreed-Prestman on my
doorstep ... I knew what I wanted ...
this is it."
Note:
Every new floor has 'an edge' that will mellow with time ... this
particular floor is truly a work of art that will age to perfection.
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Low Resolution Digital images (pictures) do not do my
floors 'justice' ...
By definition, people who
choose "to go" with new 'distressed' wide plank Red Pine
flooring
are brave,
but ...
I
have never met a couple so
brave ... Here they were, living an upscale lifestyle and
contemplating a disruptive renovation that would involve
rebuilding their flooring (from
the bottom up) in a
dramatic and daring RUSTIC fashion that most people could not
fathom in a city home, let alone, a sophisticated
penthouse condominium along the Rideau Canal in downtown
Ottawa."
As The Lady of The House said: "We wanted something that was unique. I shopped
for this "distressed look" for two years ... I was surprised to find Marreed-Prestman on my
doorstep ... I knew what I wanted ...
this is it."
Marreed-Prestman concedes that, by nature, there
is no such thing
as a ‘standard’ or 'easy' job ... every installation is unique but this
installation was particularly challenging and most rewarding. Working
with June and Bruce, we developed
the specification to conform to their vision: ten
(10") inch wide plank, Red Pine, T&G floorboards ... with a
walnut stain, Heavy 'Distressing', a Diagonal Layout/Pattern in
the hallways, dining room, living room and master bedroom and a
(square) Butt-Style Layout/Pattern in the kitchen and study room.
The transparent stain was to be 'bleached'
along the seams and butt-end joints to produce one of my artistic
special effects called, ‘Tundra’. The top finish
would comprise of multiple flood-coats of my clear
‘Diamond-Tough’ finish (which the manufacturer claims is
twice as dense and twice as durable as conventional floor
finishes due to the fact that this product contains an
Aluminum Oxide Cured resin (new technology) as opposed to the
less durable Epoxy
Resin (old technology).
The specifications were ‘exacting’ and the job adventuresome ...
but, matters were made more challenging by the fact that we
first had to build to specifications (from the bottom up) and lay a heavy, dense soundproofing material to
conform to "condo rules" and then build a sub-floor over the concrete
floor onto which we could fasten the wide plank floor boards.
"To ‘complicate’ matters,
the couple had ‘nowhere to go’ with their prized furniture ... the job
was done in two (2) stages. The major kitchen
appliances and the furniture from the dining and living rooms
were stored in the master bedroom and study room while we
completed Phase-I over a period of ten (10) days.
After which,
June and Bruce had a few days to relocate their appliances and
furniture from the master bedroom and study room to the kitchen,
living room and dining room. At that point, we completed the
soundproofing, sub-floor and wide plank flooring in the master
bedroom and study room ... another eight (8) days ... It was
a marathon ... a labour of love."
The result of this brave couple’s
extraordinary vision and eclectic good taste is nothing short of
magical.
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Digital images (low
resolution pictures)
do not do my floors 'justice'
... most images appear more rugged, 'jagged' and 'distressed' than
the floor is in reality ... my
samples
offer a better representation when viewed in person. In
addition, samples and 'distressed' flooring in unfurnished rooms may look 'dominant'
but, place furniture (on a sample) or on the actual floor and you
will be amazed by its transformation ... new artistically
'distressed' red pine
flooring is warm, beautiful
looking and fosters healthy living.
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