Brown Paper Flooring Over Plywood

How to cover a floor in brown kraft paper to create a great leather looking surface.

Brown paper flooring over plywood.

Brown craft paper view example on amazon adheres best to and lasts longest on a plywood. 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. Consider these various ways to create incredible plywood floors. The paper comes in rolls typically 3 feet wide.

This finish involves applying irregular shaped pieces of brown kraft paper to existing. I think that s kinda cool for such an easy and cheap floor solution. 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. 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.

Building paper is a catchall term for single ply sheathing paper manufactured in various thicknesses. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. Our most viewed post and video by far is the brown kraft paper diy alternative to wood flooring tutorial. Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance.

Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. But i cannot take credit for this method alone i originally saw this idea in a magazine that featured jami from an oregon cottage. 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. Building paper between layers of flooring.

Step 2 for all the videos to the brown paper bag floor go to my blog. Laying the paper pieces.