Day 2, 3, and 4: floor installation

Holy crap, am I in some pain? Laying down floors is tough. We didn't even push ourselves this weekend, but my back, arms, and butt hurt. Don't ask why my butt hurts, but it does.

So the goal this weekend was to complete our great/living room. Well we did that and 90% of the hallway. It looks really good. We only had to make three trips to Home Depot during the whole process.




First row laid down on Friday afternoon.



Hard at work



Progress before going to bed Friday night



Red



Done! Saturday night



With furniture



Another view

We still need to take the blue tape off, prepare the baseboard to be reinstalled, and touch up the wall paint. Lots and lots to do before the room is officially done, but it's livable. There are a few mistakes, but that's just how it is for DIY. The hubster and I are extremely pleased with everything.

Of course, we've already made some boo boos with the floor. The hubster has dropped a plank on the floor and there is a large dent in the floor, I've installed a few imperfect chipped pieces, the dogs have already scratched some of the boards, but we should get used to it. It's going to be lived on and it's not going to stay perfect. I definitely need to find a vacuum cleaner for hardwood floors. Omg so much dog hair!

On a side note, I'm hell bent on coming back to my Asian roots and requiring shoes to be taken off in our house. With the carpet, I was much more relaxed and guilty of walking with my shoes on in the house. Not with these new floors, I just don't want unnecessary scratches and debris getting tracked into the house.

Next up, finish hallway and start on the office!