Brown Paper Flooring Over Plywood

My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done.

Brown paper flooring over plywood.

The paper comes in rolls typically 3 feet wide. I installed a floor made of brown paper and polyurethane in my boy s room last year read that post here and since then i have gotten a ton of questions about it the original tutorial post currently has 645 comments most of them questions that i have done my best to answer and keep up with. This finish involves applying irregular shaped pieces of brown kraft paper to existing. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write.

And after having this tutorial get published in cottages and bungalows magazine in april 2011 woot more readers and bloggers have tried it in their homes with great success. Consider these various ways to create incredible plywood floors. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman. But i cannot take credit for this method alone i originally saw this idea in a magazine that featured jami from an oregon cottage.

Laying the paper pieces. Building paper between layers of flooring. The key to success with a paper bag floor is to start with the right subfloor. Brown craft paper view example on amazon adheres best to and lasts longest on a plywood.

How to cover a floor in brown kraft paper to create a great leather looking surface. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. After the floor is prepped tear and also crumple 6 to 8 inch paper heaps from a roll of brown craft paper the material utilized in brownish paper lunch bags. Step 2 for all the videos to the brown paper bag floor go to my blog.

Jan 23 2012 my brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done. Building paper is a catchall term for single ply sheathing paper manufactured in various thicknesses.