Dircks Woodworking

  We were called to tear out the carpet upstairs, and install pre-finished hardwood flooring. After we did that we tore out the carpet off the steps and stained stair treads to match the pre-finished flooring. We decided to tackle the balustrade before installing the stair treads and risers.   For the balustrade, the handrails and boxed newel posts were painted white. The wooden balusters were replaced with black metal balusters.   Here are a few photos of the before and after.  We also replaced the rosette on the upstairs handrail.     "I've been replaced!"  - Silly Goose 😅

  There was an old house in a nearby town that has become a landmark.  The house was built in 1907 and remodeled in the 1920's. When we first saw the floors they were quite neglected, blackened by years of adhesives from carpets and dirt.   We started on the second floor sanding away the gunk and dirt.  The more we sanded the more the floors came to life, showing the beautiful, ornate inlays around the rooms. Here are a few photos of the work done.              Hall entrance upstairs (before)  .      (after) Upstairs bedroom floor .......After sanding and finishing Dining room (Before) Started sanding main floor Ornate inlay around the dining room.  Dining room finished Living room (before) Ornate inlay around living room.  Living room finished. The more we work...

Have you seen hardwood floors cupped? This particular house had it from the front door to the back patio door. This flooring was about 30 years old. Somewhere along the way there was a water leak which caused the floors to cup.  We got the sanding done in about a day and a half. Then we put 3 coats of clear professional urathane down. Made the floors look new again. 

With this staircase, we had previously taken down the the newel post because we had refinished the floors a few weeks ago.  We tore out the carpet and installed new treads and risers. We also tore down the rest of the balustrade and installed a custom made balustrade. It was so nice to update the house to a more modern look. 😊