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today I refinished the floor of my apartment

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Today I decided to refinish the floor of my new apartment. This meant I'd need materials for sanding and cleaning it, and adding a new coat of finish. For this, went down to the recently-reopened "original" Canadian Tire on Yonge St just north of Bloor. On a Saturday afternoon. I should have my head examined.

It took an hour, even with the speedy assistance of the woman in the paint department. It also cost $80.

Once I finally had everything over to the place, it was easy. One of the gizmos I bought was a mechanism that fits onto a broom handle. You clip on a piece of sandpaper, and push it around the place, sanding the floor. The interesting bit was that it had a universal joint that allowed the thing to swivel in all directions as you used it. It was great. In all, the ~500 square foot that I resurfaced took about two hours.