The loft floor is complete and looks really good. We used a solid bamboo. Tough stuff the bamboo is shreaded then cooked to give it is brown color then added resin and pressed into a harder than wood product. It is bamboo all the way through meaning in the future it could be sanded and refinished. the floor-wall trim is all that is left to do upstairs. The trim is alder stained to come close to the other wood work in the house..
We chose oak stairs over bamboo because the oak was seventy percent cheaper and is a nice product to work with . We didn't use any moldings on the stair or risers where they meet the walls to give it a simple clean look. We used the same stain as everything else so the look would come out close to the other woodwork in the house. The handrail will go up next just a round piece of oak with stainless steel brackets.
The bathrooms now have the toilets installed and the cabinets , countertops and sinks are done. We used Formica with wood trim on the countertops. Still have not turned the water on will do that on a day I feel like chasing drips.
Still refinishing the concrete floors to try and get back the original finish. So with gloves and a mask on I scrub the old wax and sealer until it becomes clear then I reseal where needed and two coats of wax looks pretty good.
With pouring some samples of concrete countertop I was not satisfied with the finish. So, we decided to use the same green colored Formica on the kitchen countertops with the alder trim that we had used in the bathrooms. In the kitchen we made the Formica backsplash go from the countertop to the base of the upper cabinets . We are very happy with the results.
A little more work in the mechanical room and the hot water hearer should get fired up. Not to far off to an inspection.
