Most of what’s visible will be covered by the ‘tunnel’, so I’ll just use scraps to fill in the gap.

I wasn’t as happy with my job on this part of the rig. I was working backwards, having to tuck boards in under boards rather than fitting them over top so some of my joints are visible. It looks okay; truly seamless floors look unnatural, but it isn’t ‘perfect.’

It wasn’t a moment too soon for me to be done; the last strip in the dressing room would was also the last strip in the fifth box! I have enough scraps left to finish, so I’ll be returning the sixth box of Allure. This means that not counting the toilet room, the loft, the basement compartments, and the cab, my home is 5 x 24 square feet. That’s… 120 square feet! WOW! I was sure that I had least 200 square feet! And I used to think that 750 square feet was the absolute bare minimum I could be comfortable in.

I’m not sure I have enough scraps to do the entrance so I think that I will instead go get a nice rubber mat and do the entire thing in rubber. A truly impervious material really would be ideal; I had water damage right through the oak and into the subfloor in that area. I bought some sealant and will be applying several coats to the subfloor before I put anything over it.

The next job, trim, is going to be a big one because of all the little pieces that need to be cut and my own inexperience, not to mention the cost. I also finally understand why there were so many different sizes and types of trim in here. I really do wish I could have just reused the original trim, but it wouldn’t have held up over the rest of Miranda’s life. Wood is definitely the way to go here.

I’m calling it a day!