Katy Dickinson

http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20080513 Tuesday May 13, 2008

Caboose Flooring Done

Today, I worked from home to keep an eye on the crew who were installing the new flooring in WP668, our backyard caboose. Wei, the craftsman from Armstrong Carpet & Linoleum, did an admirable job. I am so entirely glad I did not listen to the people who said that linoleum is easy to install yourself. I do not have the experience, skill, or patience Wei does. For nine hours, he used very precise simple and specialized tools, made templates, and took great trouble to get the measurements on 390 square feet of floor correct to within 1/8" inch. Our new floor is alligned, flat, and perfectly fitted.

See yesterday's blog for WP668 history and photos of the subfloor going in. Here are pictures from today:

WP668 - May 2008
WP668 May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Caboose Cactus
WWP668 Cabooseside Cactus Garden May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Building Permit
WWP668 San Jose City Building Permit May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
1st Linoleum Roll
WWP668 1st Linoleum Roll May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Starting Linoleum Installation
WP668 Starting Linoleum Installation May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Linoleum Installation
WWP668 Linoleum Installation May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
100# Floor Roller
WWP668 Linoleum Floor Roller May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Rolling Linoleum
WP668 Rolling Linoleum May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Linoleum Installation
WWP668 Linoleum Installation May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Putting Down Glue
WWP668 Putting Down Linoleum Glue May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Linoleum Fitted to Doorway
WP668 Linoleum Fitted to Doorway May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Middle and Side Done
WWP668 Linoleum Middle and Side Done May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Putting Down Glue
WWP668 Putting Down Linoleum Glue May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Linoleum Mostly Done
WP668 Linoleum Mostly Done May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Replacing Doors
WWP668 Replacing Doors May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Linoleum All Done!
WWP668 Linoleum All Done Jessica Paul May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Wei's Tools
WP668 Wei's Tools Linoleum May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Wei's Tools
Wei's Tools
WP668 Wei's Tools Linoleum May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Wei's Tools
WP668 Wei's Tools Linoleum May 2008
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Wei's Tools

Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson

Comments:

It looks beautiful!

Posted by melanie gao on May 14, 2008 at 12:05 AM PDT #

It looks beautiful!

Posted by melanie gao on May 14, 2008 at 12:05 AM PDT #

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