Having Nurse Wanda supervise sounds great to me, too, but I have this feeling that the job might not get done in a timely fashion...

Health problems can make any DIY project a challenge, but typically they often make for a tight cash situation as well...which is why I don't go ahead with hiring somebody to do the work. Besides, I like the satisfaction of knowing I did it, & (hopefully) saying it looks pretty good considering. Depending on the severity of your lung probs, you might be able to handle the job with the right kind of respirator...I can never get used to them myself, but I'm weird like that. WI's idea on the water-based polys may be better for you as well, & I hear that they are getting better all the time. Probably need to wait for spring anyway, so you can ventilate the house thouoghly, just to be on the safe side.

Oh, & WI, I hear that those big floor buffers, with just the right amount of tequila (taken internally, of course) make for a real fun ride...

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