Normandy Park Restoration

 Finally did all of the sanding and finishing of the floors.  This is a huge step as it allows me to finally finish everything else upstairs. Here it is fully sanded and waiting for sealer Applying the sealer.  I'm using Loba Invisible Protect 2k.  2 coats as recommended 2nd coat You can really see a big difference between how the wood reacted after the first coat.  It looked as if a significant tint was going to be imparted to the wood.  But after it dried, that went away.  The 2nd coat shows less affect, showing that it's sitting on top of the first coat. Final result The Loba turned out great, only adding a very slight tint to the flooring.  I was surprised at how much the grain raised after the first coat.  But as the instructions required, I buffed with a 200 grit screen between coats.

 After pulling up the holly bush, I'd never gotten around to replanting anything in the front.  Neighbor 2 blocks down had 2 bushes out out on the curb for free, they're mine now. Definitely need some edging and more ground cover in front, but that's a lower priority.  I will probably be replacing the gutter downtubes with galvanized ones soon though.

 Finally 100% done with the back wall of the house.  Windows installed, trim done, and paint. The windows will probably get pretty messy until I have time to install the edging and river rock along the edge, but that will come later.