Flooring

From this point forward, most of our posts will be focused on the interior of the house, as most of the exterior work is done.  Walter and crew installed our flooring this past week, as evidenced in the above and below photos.  The floors are white oak planks in widths of 6, 7, and 8 inches - most of which are 10 to 12 feet long.  They will eventually be sealed with a water-based polyurethane, which will hopefully help us retain the light color (we don't want them to turn honey colored, which is what happens with oil-based polys).  The above shot is taken from the kitchen area of the main room.  The black box on the floor at the end of the room is our fireplace, and the guy in khakis is the mill worker that will be building the cabinetry around it.

Above is a photo showing the floors in one of the guest bedrooms.

And here's a shot of the front of the house.  The siding is now complete (except for one small area by the deck, not shown here).  Also note that the gutters are now in place, but thanks to Nina's skills, they cannot be seen from the ground.

Our ipe deck is now in place, although we neglected to take any photos.  We'll post some early next week.  See you then.