The Refit so far…………….

So far with the refit I have fitted eight packs of solid Oak flooring (Twelve Sq metres) using three litres of Evostik PVA adhesive.

Before I get told off Jo did all the matching of lengths so the overlaps and colouring looked right (she’s good at jigsaws).

We had planned to fit the flooring in the Saloon, Galley, Corridor and Bedroom……………………….

but little unforeseen things happen…….I forgot about under the fridge…….how would we get it out if I floored up to it………so we removed the fridge and I fitted the floor into the recess but now the fridge was too tall to fit so I had to replace the wooden battens which support the worksurface with steel angle supports ……..the fridge now fits again.

“John”………err….yes?……………wouldn’t it look nice if we had wood flooring in the bathroom……………..

 

The bathroom now has a fantastic looking floor. A lot of time was taken cutting and fitting the planks to allow for the expansion gaps which were filled with cork strip and will be conceled with oak scotia strip to finish it off. The other time consuming bit was rehanging the sliding doors in the bathroom and bedroom and adjusting the track so it ran free. At the rear of the bedroom I have fitted a trapdoor to allow me to remove any water that accumilates at the lowest point of the cabin bilge ( there has been non to remove in 19 years ) and to enable me to adjust the trim with more lead ballast.

Where the L shaped part of the dinette was I have fitted a cupboard and bookshelves, which as you see Jo has already started to use. I plan to fit the doors next week and re varnish the saloon sometime in the next few weeks.

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