Marmoleum Down

Time to get the floor sorted so the interior can go back in...The Marmoleum arrived - Artoleum Graphic 5311 

Clearly not used by fishermen 

but undoubtedly creating a better environment inside the 53FC 

Nicely packaged BUT extremely heavy ! 

Nice subtle smell too - all natural; linseed oil

The space always looks smaller outside ! 

Its also very strong underfoot but easy to crack & snap if bent too sharply 

 So, as always, its a case of measure twice, cut once.

 Or maybe three times, just to be sure.

 A template for the corners is helpful

And then its a case of rolling it inside out (but in a larger roll so as not to risk it cracking 

and slowly glue a section & roll out the roll 

Glue, roll.... glue, roll 

Glue 

 and soon she's looking a whole lot better

 Last bit

At this point the roll is very keen to unroll so needs a little coaxing to stay put 

... and finally down. 

 A few tiny trims here & there 

and a 3" strip to add along the side - the width is 6ft 7", so just short of a full width. 

 So I decided to have the join on the street side as it'll mainly be unseen under cupboards

Luckily not a hideous accident but Kathryn trying out the bed area for size. 

 It originally had a headboard/shelf but I think we might do away with that & have the bed run the full width

As I said in the previous post, I've decided to keep as much of the original interior & refurb the ply where necessary 

Its useful to look back at the original photos, taken when she'd just arrived.

It seems a long time ago (it was !) 

Quite a change !

The wood is looking great against the green Zolatone

Just a few more items to go back in...