Wood Floor Project Finished

After a long 2 month departure from the airplane building to address a rather large home imporvement project to install wood floors in several rooms of the house, I am happy to report that this latest "interruption" is finally finished. Having never done any tile or floor work before, it was almost as daunting as my decision to start building the airplane. Several hundred questions and discussions with the local flooring store employees later, and after purchasing many specialized tools (sound familiar?), I managed to do the deed.

So, this post is a bit of a departure from the usual subject matter of building the airplane, but I will reign it all back on topic by simply saying that the garage is now back to airplane building mode instead of wood flooring cutting mode, and I am in the process of wiping down all the wood dust that fell on EVERYTHING in the garage. This was my only real mistake - setting my chop saw up so close to my work benches.  The laminate flooring I selected was made with MDF, which I am also using for backer boards on the bench for drilling airplane parts. Now I ahve a much greater appreciation for what happens to this stuff when it is cut. The dust goes everywhere.

The project started with a new tile landing in the entry way, followed by new floors in the living room and kitchen, and the main hallway leading to the bedrooms. Pics that follow show the tile and various stages of the wood fooring as it was installed. This was a true family project - with everyone participating in various capacities. I followed many of the same processes and preparation that I us in building the airplane, such as setting up the garage with several saws and other tools to get the job done, making pain stakingly accurate measurements of every inch of my floors, ensuring the proper amount of material was determined, etc.

I am relatively pleased with the results, but at this point I am really itching to get back to the airplane build, so I am just glad that is it finally at the point where I can call it officially finished.