Plywood Plug Removed

I have finally removed the plywood plug that separated the main living area from the carport addition(s). It's really weird to see rooms through this doorway. I will be painting the walls and installing the floor as quickly as possible as we have guests arriving soon.

Third Bedroom Mostly Done

The 3rd bedroom is pretty much done. In fact, my spouse has already moved into it. Here are some photos of it all painted, trimmed, and basically empty. These picture were taken just before I put on the outlet and light switch covers.

East window.

South window.

And here is the whole room.

I still have to trim out the closet interior, install the closet bifold door, and install the baseboard trim by the door. I also need to paint the door and install the door handle. I recently installed the curtain rods for the windows as well. My spouse will be picking out curtains soon.

I'll probably be be moving on to the 4th bedroom and multi-purpose room now. Company is coming, and we need a place to stash them.

Third Bedroom Floor

It took me a little over a week, but I am finally done with the floor installation in the third bedroom. I started in the hallway so that I could make a seamless transition from the living room floor. I had to first cut out a few boards in the living room and then use longer leftover boards to reach into the hallway so that I could get all the boards to line up.

The new flooring is by a different manufacturer (Ming Dynasty from iFloor, it's also half the cost of the original Teragren), and it's a different size (it's still 1/2" thick, but it's 5.125" wide instead of 3.5" wide, plus the tongue and groove isn't compatible with the original Teragren floor). I decided to glue the floorboards together rather than nail them down this time. The new floor will be a floating floor. 

I first had to remove the old floor boards in the hallway and then install 5mm underlayment plywood layer to match what I did in the living room. Then I laid down 1/4" cork before I started installing the carbonized bamboo boards. I used blue tape to anchor/clamp the boards to one another while the glue dried. I also used paint cans and heavy buckets to weigh down the floorboards while they dried.

Here is the flooring in the hallway.

Here is the flooring being laid out in the third bedroom.

Here is the floor fully installed.

The new floor comes only is six foot boards. I got really good yield by just using the cut-off end from the end one row as the start of the next row. The pattern turned out just fine and wasn't at all displeasing. I might try manipulating the pattern a little more when I do the next rooms.

Porch Light

It's getting dark outside much earlier now so we installed the porch light. We still need to install the v-groove cedar boards for the porch ceiling, but that will happen later. At least we have light now!

Gutters and Rain Chains

We had gutters put on the parts of the house that needed gutters (the porch and the additions). We decided to use downspouts for the house and rain chains for the gutters on the porch.

Here are the rain chains that we chose to use.

Exterior Trim Paint

I'm just posting this so that I remember what paint I used on the exterior trim of the house.