Andrea and Andy: Successful floor installation

Well we survived and the floors look great. We didn't flood the house with any staple holes in the PEX tubing so we'll call that successful! A few sore muscles and bruises but overall it wasn't that bad. The bedrooms went much faster than the great room since they are more regular shaped and smaller. We still need to put wood on the stairs, but we'll wait until some of the traffic is gone before installing those. We also need to sand the floor and finish it.
Here are some photos showing the progress...

Day 5 (Wednesday) was a slow one, many complicated cuts to get around the island and the top of the stairs but the bullnose all looks great.

The dishwasher has a nice looking floor to rest on!

Day 6 (Thursday) was exciting because we finished the great room!

A nice tight joint by the back door. We will caulk and put a little trim piece by the threshold.

Beautiful bullnose all around the dining area where the railing will go.

We did get to stop and take a break to enjoy the beautiful pink sunset from the front deck!

Day 7 (Friday) we did the master. Joe helped for the afternoon so we were able to finish the room...seemed easy after the great room!

A nice tight transition between the master bedroom and bathroom.

A nice floor for the refrigerator as well...

Day 8 (Saturday) was a shorter day because we had to celebrate New Years Eve...yes we were allowed to have some fun on vacation! Worked our way down the hallway and into the front bedroom.

Day 9 (Sunday) was another great one with Joe's help. We finished the front bedroom and made it halfway across the back bedroom.

Day 10 (Monday) was the last day of vacation and the last day of floor installation. We finished with the closet in the back bedroom and celebrated with lunch. Kip stopped by to check on progress and seemed reasonable impressed that we had accomplished our goal.

We then spent the afternoon cleaning up the huge mess we made in the great room (yes Andy felt pretty luck to be allowed to use a saw in the great room for several days!) and elsewhere. The rooms were nice and easy to vacuum without any furniture in them.