Yep, my knee’s are a bit sore from the weekend. And my back. Oh, my hands and wrists too.

No, it’s not because I’m getting older. Has nothing to do with that. It’s everything to do with crawling on all fours; along with the get up and down. I’m so excited to have the new flooring in the basement done.

It was a chore. It took me a good chunk of Saturday and most of Sunday to get it all down. A neighbor friend came over near the end to help me move the freezer and wood stove up over the lip of the new floor so I could get under them. Here’s some pictures.

I’m going to paint the steps white on the risers and an interesting dark shade of gray on the steps. I think it will be a nice accent in there.

The hallway was the toughest part of Sunday. I ran the flooring all the way back into the closet. I hope I didn’t screw myself on that move. I don’t remember if I included the closet in the original estimate when I ordered the wood. I can get more if I need. I’ll still have the back bedroom to do in the basement. I’m going to tile the bathroom.

I was tempted at this point to be done for the day. But, I talked myself out of it.

My next steps?

I’m going to get the trim in. I still need to paint it all, then I’ll put it in. I also need to check to see if my nailer can do the longer trim nails. If so, that’ll make it go quick.

In the end, I’m pretty proud of the work here. Each step to the finish changes the energy of the place. I’m already starting to think ahead on how I’m going to begin work on the upstairs. But, I will force myself to wait until I am done with the trim and outlet covers down below. Otherwise, it might not get done.