The Floor Takes Shape

Slowly but surely the floor is coming along. I started nailing it down with the help of some friends this morning. By the afternoon, my back and arm were causing me to move a little more slowly and a little less surely. I think I picked the muggiest day of the year to nail flooring. I'll be surprised if the boards don't swell from all the sweat.

I had hoped that the nailing would be finished at the end of the day, and it might have been but for the renegade boards. Since this is reclaimed, we had some difficulty convincing the boards to work together and join up nicely. In the end, I think it will look good and it will certainly be full of character.

I was happy to have my "workshop" back now that we moved all that unnecessary furniture out of the room. Actually, I had the saw outside until the downpour.

The girls came and visited at lunch and dinner. They got a big kick out of the nailer and pretty much everything else. They both wanted to swing the hammer and I'm pretty sure they would have done a good job with it. Maybe I'll sleep in tomorrow and see what they can get done.

I'm a little over 1/3 done with the nailing, and I think the rest will go a little faster. Unless my arm revolts, I might finish nailing tomorrow.

It may not be as pretty as Ben's big city floor, but it has undisputed character.