Category Archives: Dance floor

(with Jenny’s help) all of the floorboards have been fully treated on the reverse side, cut to fit, and placed in situ on the roof, with the outside boards only fixed in place.  Next, I plan to “water” the floor (there is no rain forecast) to see if it buckles… Continue reading →

…now the question is how to treat, lay, fix, sand and treat again the boards!  I am looking at using Sadolin or Bona decking oils (both vegetable-oil based) – must get in touch with Woodstock in Falmouth for advice… … if anyone has experience with 38 mm thick decking, advice… Continue reading →

With the sterling efforts of Jenny, we have managed to get all of the joists installed ready for the installation of the floor boards for the dance floor (which also arrived today!!!).

(Thanks to Mother…) we have been able to make significant progress with the dance floor: …the telegraph poles have been consolidated with a base layer of Sterling board, which gives us the impression of what the floor will look and feel like… …and the view… The next level is the… Continue reading →

This is going to be my open-air wooden dance floor (on top of the garage): It’s about 23 feet square (7 m) and will have some further flat areas alongside… …and a double garage underneath.  (It’s only been being built since May 2002!)