Staining, Flooring, and Fred relaxing.

The title kind of says it all. It was a 14 hour day, the flooring got a good start, Renata and Eka sanded and stained like mad, and Fred slept. It hit 35 degrees today, and I spent almost the same amount of time moving tarps and umbrellas to provide shade as I did actually working. The ladies were fortunate enough to spend most of the day in the shade of the big walnut tree and plum tree while labouring. Although I'm quite sure Renata's hands are still tingling from the orbital sander. Here's a shot of Reny staining two nice chunks of walnut.

As it turns out, the woodshed and attic are filled with three kinds of hardwood that will be mixed into the flooring: Oak, Walnut and Plum. The plum is incredible, it has the most beautiful red tinge to it, while the walnut is a quiet lighter color, and the oak is deep, dark and rich. What a combination. The next pic is mostly oak, but gives a good idea of the 'aged' feeling I'm trying to accomplish.

The next shot is more floorboards with fresh stain, drying and almost ready to 'hit the deck'. Hehe, see what I did there? Yeah, I'm tired. Not sure if the buzz is from the exhaustion, or the handfuls of Advil that are keeping me from screaming in pain, or from the couple of pivos I washed them down with. Meh. Check out the awesome plum board on the bottom of the ladder. Oh yeah.

Finally, before I hit the shower, Fred. Damn, he is a handsome kitten. I wonder if he would like to learn English and come to Canada? Just kidding. Maybe. ;-)

Ok, the shower. Really. I smell like raw bacon wrapped in old socks dipped in sweat. Our first guests arrive tomorrow at 7:20pm, and we can't wait. If the flooring is ready by then, drinks on the deck tomorrow evening !!

Cheers,

K&R