Well, with David having half the day off after his interview, we managed to not only start, but finish the flooring!! We took plenty pictures so you can get a kinda Photo Story going on! The first problem we encountered was having to take the old skirting board off. We had originally thought we wouldn't bother but decided that it would be a lot more professional and neater looking if we did. As you can see Dave got right in there with his chisel and hammer!
We also, as you can see, through the power of image manipulation, we also got the border up to. It was easier than I thought it would be, although it did keep peeling off the wall when I was trying to line it up properly! I looked like some kind of Mr. Bean episode, running round the room trying to catch it before it all fell off! - It all fell off! - It really is a pretty border though, the dark purple bit are all velvety and the flowers and edges are rasied silver, umm... stuff!
The hardest part was cutting the boards to go around the radiator. Once that was completed it was just a case of cutting the boards to the right length for the room. Dave got stuck into that, he was the Development Department and I was the Measuring Department! I also doubled as Technical Support (I held the wood while he cut it!) and we both branched into Fitting! But it paid off, three hours later and we had a brand new floor and it looks great! Just need the skirting boards put back on and the new stuff added, dad is coming to do that this Friday, or possibly Saturday. When he comes he is going to bring at least one of gran's old bookcases. I can't wait to get it all set up as an office! And, as an added bonus, we are going to put the old office carpet (white) into the upstairs bathroom, to replace the old one (green). It should lighten the whole room up, bit too much wood, bit dark!
