The Floor Part 2

We needed to find someplace that could rent us another nailer today (Sunday) and would be open on Labor Day. We finally found a Home Depot store in Mishawaka that fit the requirements, and we started off on the hour and a half drive to the store.

We stopped nailing at 9:15 p.m. with 30 rows of hardwood floor nailed down. We didn't want to make any more noise that late, so we dry fit another 25 rows before setting up the mattresses for bed. Taking the time to dry fit the floor saved quite a bit of time in the long run. We were able to finish the remaining rows on Monday morning (about 11:30). CMV drove the tool back to Mishawaka and had 9 minutes to spare before we got hit with another charge for additional time on the rental.

We cleaned up, fixed some dinner, and left for home. Not much of a holiday, but the results look great. I need to finish that porch wall next week so CMV can start putting down the tile.


Here is the finished floor. We need to pull up the rest of the carpet in the kitchen area, and then lay the tile, but that is a project down the road. Maybe in a week or two.