It was a pretty hot day today with temps in the low to mid 90s, but Dale and I got an early start, and we were able to finish cutting the insulation to fit. Once this was finished there wasn't much left to do until the plumber comes, hopefully in the next couple of days, other than starting to lay the floor in the mudroom/entry area. So that's what we did with the sun scorching our necks, arms, faces, and anything else that was exposed. I think we're both feeling a little cooked this evening, but we made progress with over a third of the mudroom floor in place. It took a while to figure out a good system, but once we settled in things started to hum along nicely. We did make a stop at the local lumber yard to peruse their selection of fasteners, which ended up taking quite a bit of time. Tough to decide when there are many options, but none that seem to be the exact thing we were looking for. Settled on finish screws because we can only fasten down the flooring about every 4 feet. I had chosen this option originally to save time and materials, and I think that it will work out quite well though it will not be a floor without squeaks! Oh well, you can't have everything.
I'm expecting to continue on tomorrow with help once again from Dale, and Rina. What luck to have such willing and skilled helpers! Hopefully I'll have a chance to talk to the ever elusive plumber as well and we'll be able to get going on that bit. Only one picture today as I forgot to take a shot before we pulled all the insulation back out of areas that need plumbing roughed in.
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