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Need help: c.1997 Hartco Pattern Plus 5000
Comments (26)My orbiter weighs 25 lbs and is a low speed (something like 350) rotational unit, unlike the square buff which is 3600 rpm. The reason I bought the orbiter was for maintenance, not refinishing, so you are very fair in your wish for me to go higher power in these steps, I have no problem with that. The VERY KEY point of the Oreck is that IT can apply MUCH more force to the floors than MY ARMS can, BUT it is small/light enough that I can schlep it around, anytime, anywhere. I would LOVE to find a way to use THIS machine on my floors, for cleaning/maintenance. I do not necessarily want a top coat on my floor. What I want is a floor that is compatible with some method to maintain GIVEN the dogs. So a waxed or buff based maintenance is one possibility since I have the oreck. The reason I bought it in the first place is if I can figure out a way to use it I can apply MUCH more cleaning force than just with my unfortunately wimpy arms, toward all those sticky dog spots. My dogs are 90 lb German Shepherds from police lines. When they go off, they apply TREMENDOUS force on my floor with their nails, unlike a 90 lb lab who trots around, nails clicking. It's not uncommon for my dogs to skid around the corner, tearing toward a window, claws extended into my wood as they spin around the corner. Quite often they are just like a looney tunes cartoon, running in place on the floor with claws extended for traction, trying to get to the door or window, etc. (They are the nightmare of you guys in the wood floor trade, I'm sure.) This floor has taken that sort of abuse since 1998 now and is still quite good looking, so I want to keep it, as it is HARD surface (but with dry spots). The wear surface layer (acrylic impregnated wood layer, that is) has NOT been a disappointment and is iron tough. The floor has been extremely dimensionally stable through at least a couple water immersion events short term. There are no raised grain or raised edges in it anywhere (that would need sanding down, for example), it is perfectly flat as the day it was installed. But this suggests to me, and your statements suggest, that a TOP COAT may not be the best idea in MY situation. Perhaps I should focus on the embedded resins and look at a buff based maintenance. The LAST thing I want to do is apply a top coat that then gets all flaky and half scratched off. This is not a statement of y'alls assessment of modern finishes bonding so much a reality based statement of the abuse this floor takes from VERY HARD, very concentrated contact with these German Shepherd toenails. This must be the reason my floor is not really scratched up after all these years, because there is no surface coat to scratch! FYI I have no issues whatsoever getting or renting the right equipment or persons to do this right. My obsessing is focused on making sure I do the right thing and using the right products (oil vs, water vs. wax based) to my floor, GIVEN my situation with the dogs and maintenance. Can you please tell me your opinion on this article, see link below: Here is a link that might be useful: article - the best commercial finish may be no finish at all...See MoreMarlett 1997
Comments (4)We don't have a Marlett and our home is a 1986 model. We have done a few things since we moved in (one was replacing the weather stripping around the front door ) but I can tell you to be sure that you make sure stuff is made for a MH because the codes and sizes are a little different. When our propane person came to turn on the gas he specifically said to make sure when we get a new water heater to make sure it is MH rated. Not to mention propane adaptable! The furnace is, as far as I know, original but way expensive to run so I have it set to only kick on at 55 degrees and use 2 portable electric DeLonghi oil-filled radiators. So far they have done the job and only added about $15 a month to the electric bill. I would like to add 1 more - one end of the house has cathedral ceilings and if it is particularly cold and windy a third heater would be nice. However, even with only having 2 the propane furnace has never kicked on since they've been used. Dawn...See MoreOutdated Custom Cabinets Kitchen or Updated Modular Kitchen?
Comments (20)The wood will wear better than paint. For now, and for a future rental. There are several things to change about the space, but the cabinets aren’t one of them. Not everything is a nail that needs only a hammer as a solution. There are other tools in the toolbox. Every home and client requires an individual response. It’s not the same solution every time. Which is why wood is surging strongly as a decorative choice. People inevitably became bored with the one note One True Kitchen, that thou shall have no other kitchens before it. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2698630/what-is-the-one-true-kitchen-i-want-photo-examples-please Quoting Marcolo from that thread, who is solely missed. The whole thread deserves to be enshrined, but this should be embroidered as the forum banner. And the One True Kitchen spoke to her, making her heart sing: I. I am the One True Kitchen, who brought thee out of the land of cheap builder's grade oak and shiny brass. Thou shalt not install any strange kitchens before Me; nor paint thy walls a non-neutral color; nor make for thyself any likeness of the Sopranos' kitchen, or early '90s Tuscan. Nor shalt thou apply any graven appliques upon thy Shaker cabinets. Thou shalt not prefer other kitchen styles, for I, the One True Kitchen, am a jealous Kitchen, visiting iniquity on them that hate Me. II. Thou shalt not take any countertop unless it came with veins. III. Remember the annual Crown Point holiday sale; eleven months shalt thou pay full retail; but on the twelfth month thou shalt negotiate, when it shall be surprisingly affordable. IV. Honor thy subway tile and thy farmhouse sink, that thou shall not tire of thy kitchen for many days. V. Thou shalt not spill, especially wine or lemon juice unless thou buyest soapstone. VI. Thou shalt not commit to any slab unless thou hast tested it first with ketchup. VII. Thou shalt steal everything from Christopher Peacock's website that isn't tied down and copy it exactly. VIII. Thou shalt not bear to go without a false door unless it is up against a neighboring cabinet. IX. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's colorful countertop; or her colorful backsplash; or her colorful paint; or her stained cabinets; or her dreadful four-inch strip of granite before the tile starts, what was she thinking. X. Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor's, for it is not timeless and classic and she has no taste....See MoreUpdated kitchen in an old house needs further updating! ;)
Comments (11)I would live in the house for six months to a year before you spend any money on the kitchen. During that time make notes of the things you like and ideas for change. It would be a waste of money to change out the backsplash, then decide you want to change the range hood or the counters. Get your idea book crammed with pictures and then look at them for the theme that attracted you to them. Years ago I had lots of pictures marked in all my magazines (remember magazines?). When I looked at the collection, I realized the common theme was blue. That told me the direction to take in my new house. Your kitchen is beautiful and functional for now. Walk around with your cup of coffee early in the morning to discover what you like about it. Sip your glass of wine in the evening while you contemplate the changes that will bring you the most happiness for the money....See MoreRelated Professionals
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