Gotta Stay Flexible

We didn’t get the new RV out for our shake-down trip as planned this week. 

The contractor called to say he was ready to put down our new flooring.  We have learned that when the contractor is ready to go, we have to be ready too.

Also, the weather man was predicting horrible storms with hail and high winds.  Those storms turned out to be calm winds, no rain, no hail and pretty nice days. 

When we bought this house, we noticed the flooring in the kitchen/dining area had been put down incorrectly.  There were gaps and the edges did not come together correctly.  We debated on whether to totally replace the floor or try to pull up the current flooring and see if it could be put down correctly.  In the end we decided to just go with all new.

We met the contractor at Home Depot on Tuesday and picked out what we wanted.  He delivered and unloaded it all at the house.  The next day they showed up at 8, as promised, and got to work.  

Old flooring did not extend

under the washer and dryer.

Much nicer!

Old flooring did not extend

into the pantry.

Baseboard still needs to be painted.

The new floor is almost the same color as the old floor but, all the joints fit together like they should!

This contractor also put in our new doors.  I was very glad to get this project finished.  I was getting tired of seeing wax paper taped to the window!

Back door

Still needs some painting and plugs put over the screws.

We bought doors for the front and back.  They are Benchmark by Therma-Tu.  The blind is inside the window and is easily raised or opened by a lever.  They're pretty cool!

Front Door with blind closed.

I know I’ve said this before but, after a little painting around the new doors and baseboards and our new refrigerator that is supposed to be delivered on Wednesday, the kitchen really will be finished!