Back to the inside of my house… After we got the beam up, and most of the electrical settled, we moved on to the trim around the windows and door, and the crown molding around the ceiling. I wanted noticeable trim, and I painted it all a dark gray, the same color my accent wall is currently. I also got some of the thickest trim possible so that it would definitely stand out.
We also put in the flooring. I wanted a nice rich dark color. I debated greatly on whether or not to simply refinish the old hard wood floors already available. But after examining the cost and longevity compared to look, I chose a laminate I found for a killer deal in the Classifieds on KSL. I think that the flooring looks great. The initial challenge with the flooring was with the fact that the starting wall was not perfectly even and straight, and so we could not find a flat edge to start the snap in laminate on. We ended up removing the trim along the starting wall, stapling the laminate down so that we could have an even start, then it was relatively easy from their to continue to snap the rest of it in.
That is just the physical aspect of the labor. The trick to this labor was also helping Ernest focus with four kids running around. I often found myself babysitting while he worked on the technical side of things. Once the kids got out of hand, Ernest would quickly lose focus, and everything would slow way down. One other thing to consider when doing a project like this is your helps schedule.
More Later…