NEW WOOD LAMINATE FLOORS-INSTALLED-FINALLY!!!!

It is Monday, June 24, 2013  and I got word that my little granddaughter would not be coming to stay for the two days I babysit her for. So, I asked herself if it would be all right to go to the cabin and get some work done. It was agreed to, so all day Monday I scurried around getting the yard mowed, watering, cleaning, etc. so that Tuesday morning I could head for the cabin.
The first thing I did on arrival was to clean the newer metal storage building. I had some super cleaner to spray on, then had to scrub to get all the grime off. Then I applied the first coat of polyurethane on the pine.

Wednesday morning, I sanded, cleaned, and applied 2nd coat of poly.
Then, since it had been quite some time, I spent the rest of the day working on mowers and 4-wheelers, cleaning lubing, changing oil and filters, then went down and mowed the lake lots.

Thursday, I mowed Craig's lots and then our lot, then worked in the cabin on finishing up some molding around staircase so herself could finish putting up more pine. Then moved everything out of the living room and cleaned the sub floor so I could start the laminate flooring.  Then I rested.
Friday morning I fired up the mower and mowed a neighbors lots and did the weed eating for her.

About noon, I decided I just couldn't sit, I had to move on. So, I started installing the laminate flooring. And once I started, I just couldn't stop, and by the time herself arrived, I had most of it installed except by the staircase, which we finished up Sat. morning.

 

 
 
 

  

                                    


The dark wood flooring with the lighter pine on the walls has totally changed the appearance and the mood of the living room. It now has a cozy, warm feeling, just what we wanted. Also, notice the nice new, old fashioned curtains that herself has worked on. She picked out some nice ones, and they fit in perfectly with the woodwork.

 

 

 

I don't understand how the camera always seems to find me sitting in a chair, but somehow it does. 

 

 

 

 

So, now the downstairs is pretty much finished. We have a little bit of baseboard in the bedroom, and some finishing to do in the bathroom, but nothing critical. All the tools and saws have been lifted to the loft which will require a lot of work, mainly finish trim on the windows, and mudding the drywall seams to prep for painting. But before the upstairs, I want to put a railing on the porch, and before that we have to clean, seal, and paint the porch deck.

We will have worked inside for almost 3 years, mainly on weekends, and only in the summer, and we are now feeling like we have accomplished something.