Flooring complete.

I helped Anx move this morning, and went up to the property after lunch.  It is sadly only a little later than normal.

I should have pulled it down sooner.  The table saw works so much better than any of my other saws.

It was bound to happen eventually.  I dropped one of the pieces on the ground when I was brushing it off.  Fortunately I had spares and didn't have to use it, there are a bunch of scratches and chips in it.

The little strip is done.

After the little strip, I started on the utility room.

As expected, the first board was a real pain.

I am not sure what happened here.  All the rest of the cuts were perfect.  This one I simply missed.

The floor in the utility room is complete.  This presented an interesting dilemma.  I can move this floor around with my foot.  I might need to tack it down.

If anyone needs to install flooring, I have the install kit you need.

I wore my shoes inside now so it is dirty.  It looks like I tracked in some sawdust.

All my tools are back inside.  The rain is supposed to come back again tomorrow, surprise surprise.

Current checklist.  The floor is done.  I can actually start moving on at this point.  

Before Occupancy:

1. Install paneling on interior walls.
2. Build floor pan for the bathroom
3. Install bathroom fixtures.
4. Install exterior electric boxes.
5. Complete interior plumbing and test it.
6. Finish running the waste PVC line.
7. Run water lines for well.  
8. Get well installed.
9. Get hot water heater installed.
10. Install flooring.
11. Install some form of cabinets in the kitchen.  
12. Install kitchen sink.
13. Install kitchen appliances.
14. Install enough driveway to satisfy the apron requirements.

Before Winter:

1. Build bed frame.
2. Build closets.
3. Install table.
4. Install skirting.
5. Install heat tapes.
6. Build some sort of porch.
7. Smooth driveway enough to plow/clear
8. Fix snowblower.  
9. Winterize equipment (mower, undercoat the truck, etc).
10. Clear slab
11. Shed work
1. Extend roof to prevent snow pushing on the side.
2. Fix pilings.

Flooring well underway.

Today was mostly dedicated to flooring.  I didn't get help, but I decided to do it anyways.

The first thing I had to do was get all the stuff out and re-vacuum.  My truck is now starting to look like my car...


I really wish they made good masking tape.  This is 3M stuff too, not Harbor Freight cheapo magnifico.


The underlay actually wasn't too bad.  I had it in before noon, even with all the cleaning.  The adhesive that they give you to stick the two pieces together is awful.


The first row was a real pain the neck.  The first row took over an hour.  The second row took 15 minutes...


After about 5 rows though, my knees and back were not happy, so they got progressively slower as the day went on.  I got it almost complete.  It actually looks really nice.


Still clean too, I haven't worn shoes inside yet.


I made the cuts for the pipes and whatnot a lot tighter than I did the subflooring.  They came out pretty nice.


So the main room was less than an inch off from being a nice multiple of 16, so in an attempt to make all the seams line up, I cut them on a 16" boundary instead of the perfect length.  This was the result.  It wasn't worth it, this will be fun to deal with when I install the door framing for the laundry room.


Over on the bathroom side I stopped caring.


I was afraid this would happen.  I have a ~3" gap.  That is too large to leave, so I will need to buy another box of the flooring and cut a bunch of 2.5" pieces.  Ugh.


I didn't get to the utility room.  I am intentionally doing them as two separate floors, since I don't know what I am going to do (if anything) about a door.  I also ran out of daylight.  At this point, there was condensate starting to form, which I don't want to subject the floor to until it is completed.



Today's septic update.  He is working on finding a shorter tank.  He dug up the driveway again today to take more precise measurements.  The "standard" tank would require a 2 foot tall mound at one end.  That is a lot to stomach...  I might have to hit this with my dozer blade, since even my truck would get lost if I hit that.


He also dug over by the yard to find the drain line from the slab.



Current checklist:

Before Occupancy:

1. Install paneling on interior walls.
2. Build floor pan for the bathroom
3. Install bathroom fixtures.
4. Install exterior electric boxes.
5. Complete interior plumbing and test it.
6. Finish running the waste PVC line.
7. Run water lines for well.  
8. Get well installed.
9. Get hot water heater installed.
10. Install flooring.
11. Install some form of cabinets in the kitchen.  
12. Install kitchen sink.
13. Install kitchen appliances.
14. Install enough driveway to satisfy the apron requirements.

Before Winter:

1. Build bed frame.
2. Build closets.
3. Install table.
4. Install skirting.
5. Install heat tapes.
6. Build some sort of porch.
7. Smooth driveway enough to plow/clear
8. Fix snowblower.  
9. Winterize equipment (mower, undercoat the truck, etc).
10. Clear slab
11. Shed work
1. Extend roof to prevent snow pushing on the side.
2. Fix pilings.

Bathroom coming along.

It started off rainy and drizzly, but cleared out around noon.  It actually turned into a nice day.  I didn't get quite as much done as I wanted, but still quite productive.

I started putting up the waterproofing for the bathroom.

I ended up using staples on the first one.  It turns out that liquid nails doesn't work on plastic.

The shower is done.

I even put the letter right side up, which is disappointingly uncommon.

I got the front and laundry room wall done too.  I actually made a Home Depot run to get the proper glue for it.  The glue looks a lot nicer, and will probably work better too, the staples didn't grab real well.

I got the pieces cut for the shelving areas, but ran out of adhesive.

The vinyl work made a big mess.

I cleaned up a little bit.  I am hoping to start flooring tomorrow.

I put the rest of the bathroom stuff in the bathroom.  It won't be getting flooring.

I also left the space heater running so that the flooring is warm and to prevent condensation tonight.  Moisture is a laminate floors worst enemy.

Even though I was running out of light, I took a quick gander down to the well to check on the wiring.  Sure enough the wires from the meter come out down here.

The tall one flopped over is the water line.  The other conduit is likely the wires to the slab.  I am hoping I can still fish the wires out of there and that they connect to the ones sticking out of the ground up by the slab.  That is pretty much the last gasp of not having to run new wire.

I apparently didn't take any pictures, but today's septic update was just another load of sand.  I didn't see him up there at all today, so he likely delivered it before I got off my bum and got up there.

Paneling done

I slept in a bit, but got the paneling done.  It took longer than expected, since there were so many cuts in each peace.  I started with the bathroom.  This is the shelving that will be by the medicine cabinet


And the cut out for the shower shelving.


With the hole covered, it is pretty dark in the bathroom


I then finished the laundry room.  I had my concerns about the structural integrity of the panel.  You really have to twist and bend the panels a lot to get them through the door.


I decided to go for it anyways.


Surprisingly it held up and was actually easier to install, the lack of board made it very flexible.




There is a minor defect.  I can trim it down later though.


Today's septic update isn't good.  The drain field is almost ready for the piping for the leech field.


He dug some holes seeing where to put the tank though, and didn't find a spot with enough dirt.  This is where it was designed to go.


He also checked a little further down the hill.


I will find out maybe tomorrow what the prognosis is.  The driveway has gotten really bad too, the car almost didn't make it, it is turning into a mudslide.


I went home at that point, swapped over to the truck and grabbed some grub.  I went back up afterwards and got the stuff for the flooring.  The flooring is supposed to acclimate for a day or so before installation.  I did decide to get the underlay.  It was only 45 bucks, and it is safer to get it and not need than to install the floor without it and have the floor separate in a couple of years (like Mom and Dad's kitchen...).  I did bring the sawhorses and stuff in so I can work tomorrow inside.  You can see the flooring inside on the right. 


On a side note, even though the exterior outlet can't be used to run the lights circuit (they are on opposite power planes) the laundry room and my clip on light are plenty sufficient for most things.



Current checklist:

Before Occupancy:

1. Install paneling on interior walls.
2. Build floor pan for the bathroom
3. Install bathroom fixtures.
4. Install exterior electric boxes.
5. Complete interior plumbing and test it.
6. Finish running the waste PVC line.
7. Run water lines for well.  
8. Get well installed.
9. Get hot water heater installed.
10. Install flooring.
11. Install some form of cabinets in the kitchen.  
12. Install kitchen sink.
13. Install kitchen appliances.
14. Install enough driveway to satisfy the apron requirements.

Before Winter:

1. Build bed frame.
2. Build closets.
3. Install table.
4. Install skirting.
5. Install heat tapes.
6. Build some sort of porch.
7. Smooth driveway enough to plow/clear
8. Fix snowblower.  
9. Winterize equipment (mower, undercoat the truck, etc).
10. Clear slab
11. Shed work
1. Extend roof to prevent snow pushing on the side.
2. Fix pilings.