Bedroom flooring installed!

This is where I'll be waking up:

And a cool view from upstairs on the balcony:

How to install wood flooring onto a concrete slab

Spread this thick goop down and click into place...sounds easier than it is...

Here's a picture including the best helper in town!

Here is what my 8 year old created with the leftover painter's tape -- blue shoes!

Dining room flooring is done!

Dining room needs trim and a door and it's done!

First day of hardwood flooring downstairs

Slice of the dining room and the area by the front door hardwood started! Upstairs wood is finished and now he is working on the downstairs

progress on wood flooring on the balcony

Every board installed is one board closer to moving in!

Doors Arrived

We've received the interior doors...here's a sneak peek!

Hardwood Flooring - Day 1

Upstairs "catwalk" or bridge connecting the two sides of the house now has hardwood flooring...isn't it pretty - I like how "random" it looks. Also it has a lot of distressed areas so little nicks and scratches won't ruin the floors later on. Also, a little unusual, the flooring consists of 3, 5, and 7 inch wide planks...cool, huh?


On another note, here are the light and fans you see at eye level when walking on this balcony. Chandelier is in the foyer and the two ceiling fans hang over the living room.

Trim on Stairs started!

The wood on the treads is not installed yet, but some of the major boards are in place on the trim for the stairs -- starting to shape up!

Baseboards started

This is my closet floor baseboards -- INSTALLED -- first room in the house! Can't do much more until door moldings are delivered. We picked a shoe molding that is a little prettier than the standard one you see in every house. Still will need caulking & touch up, but what a nice look - LOVE IT!

The part that ruined Christmas Break

So much free time over Christmas break and so many plans to get so much work completed -- wasted waiting on this part to the chimney to arrive in the mail (arrived 4 weeks after it was ordered!!!) This tardy "offset" made us have to spend family time together over the holiday instead of working -- it was amazing though... Thank you, "offset" for giving us family time together!!!