Another non-machining project
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Since we've got a few other members posting such things, here's mine. I have two-family house and rent out the first floor to a nice single lady. A few years ago (4 or 5?) I had tried tiling the front entrance to her apartment. I put down 1/2" plywood, 1/2" concrete board and then the 12" x 12" tiles.

That was a failed experiment. Apparently the sub floor and 1/2" underlayments I put down weren't sturdy enough. Some grout between the tiles cracked during the winters, moisture got into the concrete board and the whole thing was disintegrating as seen here:

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I pulled up all that I had done a few years ago and tossed it. Then I put down 1/2" hardwood plywood. On top of that I installed tongue & groove mahogany, blind nailed except for the two end pieces. After nailing it with the stainless steel nails, I painted it with two heavy coats of an oil based "porch and deck paint" that I got from the lumber / mill shop around the corner from me. (The ones who sold me the T&G mahogany.) That oil based stuff is now illegal to sell in Massachusetts, but they have a small supply remaining so I snapped it up.

After the paint dried (takes at least 24 hours), I laid down three 2" wide strips of a 3M product intended for use in slip prevention as you see it here.

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The surface does see a little snow but rarely any direct rain, so as long as I keep the wood covered in that paint I should be good for a long time to come.
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Funny thing is that when I saw the second picture before I read the text and immediately thought you had milled three slots with your new mill.

Nice fix Ken - looks much better than the tiles.
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#3
That looks much better , nice and neat , I bet the Frog is well chuffed with the new floor too Smile

Cheers Mick
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Now that does look good Smiley-signs107
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