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Of the many inspired DIY ideas to be found in the rustic Sunset House we posted previously is a beautiful and rather startling floor made of wood “bricks”. We’d never thought of simply cutting the ends off wood planks to make wood bricks. Industrious owners Lilah and Nick made a pattern of the wood bricks, end-cuts-up, above, and then grouted it with cement, which makes some bricks darker, while others take on a muted silvery sheen.
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Great and surprising. We especially love the floor as-is,imaginig it weathering with age on a patio or outdoor living room.
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Wood block floors were common in railroad repair shops. They absorbed heavy loads and dropped tools better than regular clay bricks. Those at the Central of Georgia Roundhouse were restored several years ago (it’s a museum now).
http://chsgeorgia.org/Railroad-Musuem.html
Great ideas! The ‘brick’ floor looks awesome. It is great to see people coming up with creative ideas.
How were the block of wood adheared to the concrete if the ‘concrete grout’ is not used?
…and what type of sealant should be used?
You know, I don’t know the precise answer to either of your questions. I posted it really because I like the uncemented wood and would try to find a way to make a floor like that myself, probably filling the cracks with dirt or small pebbles. I don’t know that I would seal the wood; probably just let it weather. If it’s hard wood, it should hold up for a few years at least.
I saw a floor like this once inside a log home. This is how they explained the process to me. They sliced 6″X 6″ cedar post to make their tiles, glued them down to the sub floor, mixed the cedar saw dust with polyurethane to make their grout, grouted it and let it dry, then they put several coats of clear polyurethane on top. It was beautiful!
Patricia, thanks so much for these specifics. A number of people were wondering how exactly to do it. We just figured we’d wing it! (:
this is amazing!!!!!!! we have an old front stoop that we need to do something with…this just might fit the bill!!!! Love love this idea! will be talkin to the hubster about this one!!!