Fort Collins, CO on Nov 16, 2012

Reclaimed wood flooring made from pallets and such

So I'm not cool enough to post a cool pallet project like so many other Hometalkers have done. But this is almost as cool - I happened across this amazing flooring made from pallets, shipping crates and other used wood. It looks fantastic and seems to be pretty well-liked:

http://viridianwood.com/

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Cindy Mink Winston Salem, NC

...Not to mention, that beautiful floor is in such a beautiful room!!! My husband had the same thought about creating a floor out of pallets. *sigh*

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Zografia A Greece

great floor! and even greater room!

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanette Country Design S... Payson, AZ

We have a dark reclaimed wood floor and a German Shepherd. They go well together! That room and floor is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the information.

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

Thank u for sharing, wow....so many places just give pallets away back home in Syracuse NY and all over, all kinds of wood is great too....just love it, lots of work to separate the pallets but well worth it for sure, just love this.....and u know what Steve, does not matter if we do it or not I feel....what matters is u found something and u shared it with us all....so to me sharing and doing are the same....hee, hee.......

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Kristen @ The Modage Cott... Charlottesville, VA

Steve, what a great find and thanks for sharing! I have a dream to one day purchase a fixer upper farm home and I think this salvaged wood flooring would be an excellent addition :) Simply beautiful.

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Sharon B, if sharing and doing are the same thing, then I could be a master craftsman. =)

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Sharon B Green Bay, WI

I totally agree with this for sure.....

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Dee W Rock Creek, OH

A great find, I cannot begin to imagine the time and labor this took, but what a beautiful outcome!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Rose Hattiesburg, MS

YES lots of labor BUT a beautiful look for sure! Sure wish I could do this in mour master bedroom and our living room which has carpet in it. I ripped out the bedroom carpet due to allergies and just living with sub flooring right now.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Steve G - Holy Cow!! That is totally awesome!! Hummmmmmm . . . . .sure gives me some ideas. Oh Oh!! it'll be your fault for sure!! BTW - where's that post you promised us a couple of weeks ago - something you were painting (?) for little man? WE DID NOT FORGET!!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Rose - so that's how ya do it huh? I've thought about doing the very same thing soooo many times.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Susan, I knew you were going to call me on that. Ha ha. I am still working on it. I know you are shocked to hear that a project is taking longer than I thought, with a toddler around. Part of the problem is that the weather hasn't been cooperating. The paint I am using is pretty fumy, so I don't want to use it in the house, and it keeps getting too cold to paint outside. But I'm getting there. ...»

And I have another crafty project I am working on, but that's more of a secret for now.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 2
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Steve G that floor is beautiful. Just so Susan S is aware that things we do ourselves take time I will admit that I have so many projects and little by little I only finish one. Susan S is the Queen of Rosies so she can always require HER help to do the job.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

LOL!! Well of course Steve G - you KNOW you can always count on me!! Well, good grief - besides stinky paint - what else does it have going for it. You plannin on the paint job to outlast whatever it is you're painting!!! Ya know . . .craft paint would work well and no smell then just spray it (outside) w/poly or something. As USUAL, men make the simplest projects waaaay more complicated than they need be!! Just sayin . . . . . ...»
Secret project eh??? I think you're just trying to distract me away from the other one!!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Well - I COULD, but I don't!! LOL Sherrie S!! With respect to the speed at which I get projects started/finished, I'm just like everyone else - a little here, a little more there. Start new project cause I'm pssst at what I was working on because IT is not cooperating. Right now, there's pistaschio shells, plastic spoons w/the handles cut off and an assortment of other things cluttering up my kitchen table. All of it has got to get cleared out before T'giving!!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Actually, part of my problem is that I have painted on about six coats of magnetic primer because it is only slightly magnetic. I have used about half a quart on about three square feet of surface area. Has anyone else run into this problem? I'm about to give up and just do a couple of coats of chalkboard paint and call it done.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Trent-Tonya Sharp Franklinton, LA

this is beautiful

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
TaniaC Fairfield, IL

Oh WOW Steve G I just went to the site and I am In AWE!!!! I just discovered my new calling for my next project.... Thanks for posting this I'm saving this for further review..Cheers!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Suzanne Donzero Saint Petersburg, FL

Can you tell me about how many of the things you used to do this? How many square feet were you able to cover and did you put that gorgeous finish on before or after the boards were in place. I have been trying to find an inexpensive way to recover some bare wood floors...were you lucky enough to acquire them for free or did you have to pay for them? AND...where were you able to find that many of them?!!!! I'm just so full of questions, but this turned out beautifully!!! Thanks for the great idea!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

We will all get our things done as we wish for sure.....seems like I have all these ideas and none done....haha
on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 2
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Suzanne Donzero, my post was clearly misleading. I don't really know much more about this flooring than I mentioned in my post. I have the original 60-year-old hardwoods that were in my house when I bought it (they were even refinished by a recent owner). I just happened across these when I was on one of my favorite "green" sites, and I thought Hometalkers would appreciate knowing about them. Seems that I was right, as it ...»
has gotten more positive attention than I expected.
And Sharon, I know how that frog feels. That is too funny. We all need our idea people to inspire us, so keep it up.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Steve G - I've never used magnetic paint before. Is there an 800 # for their customer service on the label somewhere? Maybe you could give them a call or go on their website!! It may be that it's only intended to hold little lightweight things like kids magnetic letters & numbers.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Susan, I think you're right. It's probably only meant to hold little stuff. And I'm not really that worried about it. It's basically doing the job.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
LeAnn O Sioux Falls, SD

Steve this is beautiful! I want to do this to my whole house and I can get the pallets to do it. Do you nail or screw it to the floor any instructions that you can give would be helpful.thanks

on Mar 22, 2013 · Like 0
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Hi LeAnn O, I honestly don't know how you would go about making flooring from regular pallets. I think that would be quite a challenge. This is a manufactured product from a sustainable wood flooring company. They make some flooring entirely from beech shipping crates, and other materials from pallets. My impression from their website is that they work primarily with professional installers, rather than DIY homeowners. Hope that ...»
helps answer your question even if that wasn't the answer you are looking for.

on Mar 22, 2013 · Like 0