There be floorin' going down...arrrrr....install the Plank!

Installing flooring in your underwear is probably not how Tommy Silva does it, or Norm, now that you have that frightening image in your head, here's the pretty.
It took about an hour to get that first row straight, then sweated through several hours on the 4th to install seven rows, then a couple more today, as well as the underlayment.


Here's that first row, installed a cleat in the doorway to the bedroom, to which I will install a 'spline' so that from the doorway I will go the other way with the flooring.
Here's thursday night, tired.
And here is today, with more underlayment, and a couple of rows, resting up for the weekend.

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