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It seems that Brigitte's new office is afflicted with the same disease her dining room was – Ugly-Green-Carpetitis. Using a utility knife, Brigitte ripped out the carpet, but didn’t exactly find the hardwood floor of her dreams underneath. She came up with an alternative idea: Stained ¼ inch chipboard.
Out, Out Damn Carpet!
- The chipboard will have to first be glued to your subfloor. Using a caulking gun, apply the wood glue to the subfloor.
- Place your chipboard on top of the glue with the smooth side facing up. It’s probably best to do this one section at a time in the room. (P.S. You may have to cut some of the boards to make them fit.
- Screw the chipboard into place.
- Continue in gluing and screwing in each section of the room until it is completed.
- To stain the floor, Brigitte used a water-based wood stain and rolled it out onto the floor. A regular paint roller is fine for this. Use your usual painting techniques, like cutting in around the edges.
- Since she wanted to see the differentiation of the wood grain on the floor, Brigitte wiped the stain after rolling it. It’s sort of the same technique used in faux finishes on walls.
- After the floor has dried, apply a coat of polyurethane to the floor to seal it. If you want more shine, apply a second coat. Just make sure the floor is dry between coats.
As Brigitte points out, this may not be a look for everyone, but it is a different solution to her flooring dilemma.
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