Hardwood...Check

This week, it was all about the hardwood. We spent each night after work laying a few more rows of hardwood to ensure that we would be able to get it all done by the end of the three-day weekend. Steve was kind enough to come over a few evenings to help us out. 

We rigged up a spot light for the chop saw on the back patio so we could continue to cut boards well after sundown. Thanks parents for the portable work lights :) Another Christmas present put to good use! 

Dan and I spent Friday night getting things organized and cleaned up. We opened our remaining boxes of hardwood to get all the nice long pieces out to use in the floor. 

Then we laid a few more rows so we could move the refrigerator and the dishwasher back in their spots and get them out of the way for the rest of flooring. 

We also left a note and picture for the future owners to find whenever they make the poor decision to tear up the flooring.  Then we stuck it under the under-layment and laid a few more rows. 

 Karen and Steve came over on Saturday morning and we got right to work. Or rather, the guys got right to work. Karen and I picked out the boards for the rows and supervised. We also ran and got more stair nose to use on the steps later on. 

The guys worked until about dinner time, and then we let Steve go home and spend Valentines evening with Karen. Dan and I laid a few more rows before calling it a night, ordering some sushi and curling up in front of the fire. 

 Sunday morning, Steve was back over and the guys finished the last couple of rows to complete our kitchen. The way to this girls heart is finishing the floor in her kitchen, so Dan did exactly that :) We absolutely love how it has turned out. It completely changed the look and feel of the room and we could not be happier.  

We have not been able to stop staring at it. We took Steve and Karen out to dinner as a small way of thanking them for all their help. I know we have said this before but we honestly, could not have done this without them. 

All in all, it was a very productive weekend. Now we are ready for the cabinets to be delivered in a few weeks and get the rest of our kitchen back! 

The light at the end of the tunnel is near. We keep joking that we don't know what we are going to do with all our free time once this is done. I'm sure we'll come up with other projects...

D&L