We're Getting Ready for Winter!

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This week we were busily preparing for Winter. We are glad that we have had a balmy fall, but we also know that Winter will be coming on fast and we will be ready. 

This was the week of the radiant heating installation in preparation for the new hardwood floors.

Chis Hanley has really sweated every inch of this installation but it will prove to be time well spent when I am toasty and warm this winter, with no awful radiators to deal with.  Chris opted to build his own loop 'd loop out of regular sheets of plywood because the prefab boards with room for the tubing only loop every 12 inches and he felt that for a primary heat source, every 8 inches was better. It looks great but it is an incredible amount of labor and very hard work - lots of getting up and down - I'm sure he was really sore this weekend.

The hardwood floors boards are stacked up in my living room. They are acclimating to my living room temperature and the will go in Tuesday. It will be full day of installation with a lot of little nooks and crannies that have to be addressed.

These are the hardwood floors that I chose. They are from Villa Bella and the color is Scipione. It is an 8" wide plank, hand distressed, engineered oak floor that is designed to go over radiant heat.

Chris poured the cement in the entry, so I can get my tile in on Monday before the hardwood goes down. The tiled area will have radiant heat too but tile will be a better fit for snowy boots and wet coats. The tile area will have just enough room for a little bench hall tree to hang our gear on. The tile in the entry is a pale white dogbone marble with hints of chocolate which matches the floor nicely.

Today I painted the ceiling and walls in the new dining room, they are going to need another coat at least, but You are starting to get a feel for what the room it is a going to be.

It feels really good to make progress. We have a wall in the new kitchen where we put all the parts of the project up on a wall with each on a Post-It note. I know spreadsheets are preferred for managing projects, but they're not for everyone. Our team here, loves the keep it visual and nothing feels better than ripping one of those Post-Its off the wall when things get finished.

Next week is more painting on both levels and getting the hardware floors in which means I will have heat throughout the parlor floor in time for the drop to 40º next week.

~Laurie