Calling on the Steemit Community to Complete a Super Sustainable $25,000 Floor for $300

in #steemit8 years ago

We had a super huge mega flood in Texas last year, and our whole living room floor got ruined. 



We put all of our funds, time, energy, and focus into feeding, clothing, housing, and educating tens of thousands of people a year. Because of our standards, we couldn’t justify paying someone to fix them. We don’t spend money on getting stuff done, even for our own comfort. 


So we lived with this for 8 months. We had to replace the foundation beams, runner boards, base flooring and lay aesthetically appealing wood paneling. 

That’s how long it took us to 

#1 figure out the solution that would prevent future flooding from happening

#2 collect salvaged material

#3 Educate ourselves in the skills that we needed in order to fix the floor



That was part of the difficulty & the fun!

The difficult part is that we’re constantly doing new things that we’ve never done before, so much of our time is used on the learning curve. There’s a big difference between someone like us, doing it for the first time and a professional who’s done it repeatedly.

At the same time, it’s fun because we’re constantly pushed, challenged, learning, thinking outside box, and evolving!


Basically, it took us 8 months to finally get to the stage where we’re at now: 



We’ve got this beautiful floor made from 99% salvaged material, with our own tools, and all with our own blood, sweat and tears. A carpenter friend came to visit and exclaimed that he would charge $20-30,000 to complete a floor like this!


We’re at the point where it’s almost complete; it looks pretty much done,

but in order for it to be a long-term functional floor, it needs sealant.


That’s something we can’t make or salvage; we have to buy it.

We figure it will be maybe $300 to get enough sealant for the floor, which is relatively expensive for us. 


We’ve dedicated our proceeds to feeding/clothing/housing/building sustainable infrastructure to help more people, and we are not going to divert funds from that.


So we’re putting this post out there to show how dedicated we are, what standards we live by, and to ask the Steemit community to give us an upvote.


All we need is 300 dollars--which is only 1-2 upvotes from someone like @dantheman, @ned, @berniesanders, @riverhead, @smooth, @blocktrades, and @tombstone.

Then we’ll be able to finish this floor!!!!

After 8 long months we will FINALLY have our living room back!


In thanks, we’ll do a comprehensive, step-by-step "How to Lay a $20-30K Floor for $300" post, and it will be EPIC!!


www.intothegardenofeden.com


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Slap a Steemit logo in the middle of the floor and say the magic words in your title three times, "Steem, Steem, Steem!" and I'm sure you'll get those upvotes you need. ;)

The process of this floor has been incredible on many levels. I always wanted to have wooden floors in this room, but that desire just remained a dream. Now we are going to have an EVER more beautiful, sustainable, hand-made wooden floor on which to dance. May it get well finished to last for years in this loving community. Thank you Steemit, for making this a reality after all this time. We're ready to celebrate!!

Looking forward to the evolution of this project...not only will we have a beautiful, hand-finished floor to add to the collection of incredible floors in our home, but we will create a most epic "How to Lay a $20-30K Floor for $300" to gift the Steemit community that will be beneficial to all do-it-yourselfers and sustainable builders!

You guys are heroes in my eyes and my kind of people!

The floor is AMAZING and I really hope the community pulls through for YOU. I'll be sharing it on my other social networking platforms as well. Good luck! Come on #Steemit people! Let's git 'er done. :)

Thank you so much! All we need is a few people who are willing to support this really incredible project, and we'll even ADD value back to the Steemit community for it when we share the full, step-by-step how to lay a $20-30K floor. We would love love LOVE to make a post about how quickly and generously the good people of Steemit come together to support a truly honorable cause. We're grateful for your help, @merej99!

I'm not a Whale, but you've got my upvote! Impressive skills <3

Oh and I'm sharing the link to your blog on my FB page and Twitter too. Good Luck!

Yay Michelle. Thank you for your support. No matter how big or small, whale or not, we are grateful for you!

Thank you @michelle.gent! We really appreciate your support - every little bit helps, and we give thanks for it all!!!!

Its so exciting to see how far you all have gone with this renovation. I remember working on the first phases of this, and to see how far it has came is simply breathtaking.

We have come a really long way, and it is exciting to be at this stage! This is the home stretch, then we can showcase our gallery of incredible floors (as this is but one of SIX artful works!)

That floor looks amazing! Perhaps using food grade mineral oil to steal it? Cheap and non-toxic. Best of luck to you.

Thank you! Yes, mineral oil is possible. There are actually a lot of oils that can be used as sealant. Linseed oil would be the best, maybe walnut oil. Any oil will work, but we also consider polyurethane as a cheap and durableoption. In one way, you can say that oil is more natural thus more sustainable. But a cost comparison makes polyurethane a more sustainable option, with less resources required to produce it.

As someone who loves to make as much as possible and learn new things doing it I take my hat of. This is amazing. I hope you reach your target.

Thank you! We would love to share the entire process of this project because it has been incredible. Not only did we learn how to lay floors and fix flooding and replace our foundation, but we maintained commitment to our sustainable standards, challenged ourselves, persevered and even enjoyed huge ordeal. We want to share it with Steemit, and we want to finish it first!

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Thank you! We have dedicated ourselves in service to our fellow man, and that is where we focus our energy and resources. https://steemit.com/life/@gardenofeden/it-is-our-natural-right-and-duty-to-give-and-to-support-our-fellow-man

Upvoted, It looks amazing!! Good work guys!

Wow, amazing skill, dedication, patience, and foresight! Whatever amount you are able to raise, I know you will implement a great solution. Steem on!

Awesome!! There's so much you can do if you're willing. This'll be fantastic.

Take the full force of my (limited) voting prowess! :) I hate seeing such low payouts on some of these posts.

Thank you @anotherjoe! We are very successful at adding value, so we're betting that consistency will pay off for us. We have a lot to offer, and this is just the tip of the iceberg!