Thursday - The flooring contractor came around 10am and started removing the old flooring. The carpet went pretty quickly but the tile required hammers and power tools. Hopefully, they can break it up quickly as it is a very noisy process. Once the tile is removed, the dust should no longer be an issue. We put most things away even more so than when we change locations.
It looks like the water from the ice maker has damaged the subfloor. I have the ice maker unplugged right now and will cap the water line. I set up a fan to dry out the wood.
This morning, I disconnected the solar panels and just connected one of them to the charge controller. I’ll monitor its output and try each panel on its own.
The 1st and 3rd panel put out 91 watts and the second panel was 85 watts. After hosing them off, they all put out around 94 watts. So I just wired them all back. I guess I shouldn’t count on more than 300 watts from 630 watts of panels at this time of year. Which means that we probably need another 3-4 panels to meet our needs.
- Last night, Bridget took this picture while heading for the pool. It turned out to be a SpaceX launch from Vandenberg with more StarLink satellites.
The floor crew was back before 8am to continue working on the floor. First, they used something to level the floor before starting to lay the vinyl plank flooring. While this was drying, the worked on the bedroom carpet installing new tack strip and padding.
The flooring, a waterproof vinyl laminate, goes in pretty fast but the edges are what usually takes the most time.
Saturday - They were back at 9am. They installed the carpet in the bedroom including the slide. Put in the quarter round trim along the edges of the floor. Finished the floor where it goes under the slide.
They left around 3:30 or so. The only thing left is the carpet on our living room slide. The edge banding isn’t done yet. Maybe Wednesday. Everything else is done. The black plastic pieces on the right side are attached to the slide to sort of support the carpet in the slide where it overlaps the flooring. The living room slide touches the floor for the last six inches or so. I need to come up with some sort of material to go under the slide at each end to prevent contact. More on this later…
What a great photo of the Space X launch! On a clear night, we get a great view of StarLink satellites from home.
ReplyDeleteWhen we first saw it, we didn’t know what it was. I wouldn’t have expected a launch from Vandenberg to head east. I thought they launched over the Pacific to the south.
DeleteSo something similar during a visit in Phoenix a couple of winners or so ago, quite spectacular and nobody seem to know what was going on and then we lowered it was a SpaceX launch.
ReplyDeleteThe night launches are always spectacular especially with clear skies.
DeleteNice looking floor, it makes the room look much bigger.
ReplyDeleteI like the way it turned out. It’ll be nice once they finish…
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