Good news = we’re making loads of progress! Bad news = I’m having a hard time keeping progress posts up to speed!įYI – We were awarded a 10% discount for documenting the finishing and installation of our walnut butcher block on House*Tweaking. I’ll delve into the details of that in another post shortly. While waiting in between coats of sealer, HH set to work prepping the island for installation. Better yet, apply it outside or in the garage. If you’re thinking of using Waterlox in your home, I’d highly recommend shacking up elsewhere for several days. HH opened the windows and ran a floor fan all week to help air out the house. I know it has that VOC compliant badge of approval on it but I wouldn’t have wanted to use this stuff in the house while we were living there. It’s worse than any polyurethane I’ve smelled. I will say one thing about Waterlox – it stanks!! Be warned. Yes, that’s Everett in his Spiderman helmet reflecting off the butcher block. Pretty amazing, right?! See how the sealer brings out the wood grain and gives it a nice sheen? So rich. Here’s the unfinished, sanded walnut slab before Waterlox…Īnd here it is after a few coats of Waterlox… Waterlox recommends waiting 24 hours between each coat. After tons of research and price comparisons, we discovered that the $1,250 was actually a great price for a large slab of walnut The bottom of the butcher block received two coats of sealer while the top and edges got four coats. It definitely wasn’t cheap but we were willing to spend the money on a high quality slab that we knew would ‘make’ the room and get tons of daily use as well. We shelled out $1,250 for the island countertop and that price included shipping. We ordered a clear walnut butcher block slab measuring 1.5″ x 105″ x 42″. If you’ll remember from the recent purchases post, we bought an unfinished walnut slab choosing to finish and install it ourselves to save >$800. Besides adding storage to the mudroom, Handy Hubby was also busy this past weekend prepping the walnut slab for installation.
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