Handcrafted by Schmidt

We Do Stairs Too!

2012-01-24T08:01:00.001-08:00

This was a recent job right on the water-front of Lake Michigan. Pretty cool restoration, and we even proved that we can do stairs as well!

The Rumpus Room: A Gastropub

2012-01-19T09:19:00.000-08:00

This is one of the "babies" of Handcrafted by Schmidt. If you are a fan of dining in downtown Milwaukee, then you have probably encountered a Bartolotta's Restaurant at some point. This is one of the newest additions to the Bartolotta's Group: The Rumpus Room, A Gastropub.

The floor is a Horsebeam Herringbone pattern. The horsebeam is a reclaimed red & white oak mix. The Handcrafted Crew then flat scraped the whole surface to even the floor and add a little more texture.

The lighting towards the back of the restaurant was not the best,

so please excuse the somewhat blurry photos.

Rustic Horsebeam

2012-01-19T08:37:00.000-08:00

This is a job in Brookfield. New Construction with a very rustic feel, so of course, the owner fell in love with our Horsebeam Reclaimed wood. It's a mixture of red & white oak with an extremely rustic feel. Our handcraftsmen will flat-scrape the wood in one of the final steps to make the surface even. Here are a couple of shots of the installation. One portion is a custom basket-weave parquet that has to be installed piece by tiny piece. The other majority of the house is random-width planks.

Random Width

Installation of Basket-Weave

Basket-Weave

Installation of Basket-Weave

Larger Span of Installation

Installation with individual pieces shown

MBA Show Debute

2012-01-17T10:22:00.000-08:00

Our booth at the recent MBA Home Building & Remodeling Show in Downtown Milwaukee.

Our booth was quite the hit at the recent show. We were very proud of all the reclaimed items we were able to showcase to add to the rustic feel of the company. We hope that this got a few appetites wet in hopes of a rustic floor for their very own homes or businesses!

BREWERS GIVEAWAY!

2011-10-10T06:33:00.000-07:00

Now that we have won the first game against the Cardinals, it makes our giveaway even more exiting! We are that much closer to the World Series and in celebration, we would love to give Brewer's fans and fans of Schmidt Custom Floors something really great! "Like" our facebook page (not the status, but the actual business page) and you will see the official contest rules!

Finished Hickory-Hand-Scraped Floor

2011-06-30T13:40:00.000-07:00

The finished product...a lot of elbow grease put into this one!

On Site Handscraping

2011-06-29T09:39:00.000-07:00

Our hand-scrapers have been hard at work on an existing on-site hand-scraping job of a hickory floor. Here are some snapshots of their work.

The Before

New to Blogging World!

2011-06-29T08:47:00.000-07:00

We at Schmidt Custom Floors Inc. are trying to get out name out there and heard! So we are starting to spread the word about our work through all outlets of social media! Thus our new blog. We'll let you know what cool projects we are working on and hopefully peak your interest in some new and exciting products!