The floors finally get finished

The floors finally get finished - completely

On Saturday the 17th we all worked together to finish the last few feet of floor that needed to be laid in the den. None of us ever having used the chop saw that my dad left for us, or the table saw that we purchased just for this install, we decided to wait until we could all learn together. Yes, each and every one of us learned how to use the chop saw. This is a picture of me making my first notched cut. As you can see in the following picture, it fit into it's spot perfectly.

Frank supervises Nolan making some cuts. I had a good picture of Frank using the saw and now I can't find it on my camera - so maddening. Also, in the back ground you can see we had ou fist foggy day.

Haley was not all about using the saw at all. She was afraid of it and rightfully so! She and I made a few cuts together, but all in all, she preferred to be as far away from it as possible.

And with that final tap, Nolan puts the final board into place. Dad and Beth have kindly volunteered to come up and help us install all the rest of our beautiful new baseboards on Friday and Saturday. Can't wait.

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