A New House - Episode 27 - Finished Floors, Walls and Fireplace ... and Pizza

It's really starting to feel like we're getting close..really. These past couple of months, aside from some pesky vacations, has felt pretty rewarding to see things get "done" on the main floor.

The fireplace is framed out and covered with hardibacker board, then Deb does her magic with River rock Cultured stone - attached to the hardibacker with thinset.

The house is a sea of rocks so she can see all the sizes we have and can pick the best one for each spot.

A lot of ladder work to get rock up and set into place. We tag-teams the grout work - I smooshed it into the cracks with a grout bag and she smoothes it out and cleaned up.

grouting. Plus in this shot you can see the beams I've added, 

all done and grouted

In this photo you can see that the wall log chinking is completed too!

Hanging a door in the foyer

Installing the floor. This is 1x4 and 1x6 T&G circle-sawn douglas fir. 

We used a starter coat of 12 parts Daly's Floorfin with 1 part stain, then added three more coats of just Floorfin over several days. floorfin is a tung oil /resin product that can be sanded, restained and recoated. 

Deb Floorfinning the floor (say that three tine real fast)

finished living room floor. It is a satin sheen. 

Good shot of the completed fireplace, walls and floor. We still have trim to add. 

so while the floor is drying, I needed an outdoor project so I built stairs going up the side of the front deck. 

Aside form the house, one day I decided to get the Primo really hot for making pizza. the effects inside the gazebo were astounding. 

I got the Primo up to close to 600 degrees and while the pizza was good, I still did not get that slightly crispy bottom like we got in Italy. The pizza we do on the grill is still our favorite.

A moose in the corner of the property.