The floorboards are definitely progressing well now. In a short break in the rain today I sneaked into the house to take some photos of progress with some sunlight as a backdrop.
I was initially worried that the colour of the boards would be too dark, but now that I’ve seen more of them laid, I think it’s looking good.
As you can see, our grand plan of painting everything first before the floorboards were laid didn’t quite work out. My operation got in the way, other stuff took longer than planned and dates didn’t align. But it’s ok, that’s the joy of self building. We’ll be able to protect the floors whilst we continue the painting.
Every now and then I get a small frisson of excitement that it’s really real, that we’ll be in soon. Today was one of those days.
As I stood in the living room, the air filled with the smell of freshly cut oak and sawdust and with the light bouncing off the building rubble, I honestly thought “not long now”.
Ravencroft Skye 
Those floorboards are gorgeous! And after all the long hard slog of insulating and draughtproofing you are onto the fun bit where it starts to look like a place you want to live. Well done to both of you.
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Thank you. I’m so relieved that after the many tens of samples and a selection based on a few square inches of wood that it looks ok!
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Always scary until you see it in bulk and in situ! Glad you are happy with your choice
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The flooring is perfect! It frames the view from the windows perfectly too.
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