Catch-22 of “this is so heavy it’s going to be a bitch to work with” and “this is so heavy it’s going to be so easy to smooth out” like this thing just smooths itself out… i’m so tired tho and my back is so worn out just from unrolling it idk if i can get anything done tomorrow

The underlayment is done, so I rolled out the flooring tonight to let it acclimate and I’m obsessed with it 🥹 context: i LOVE poured concrete floors. I really love all the variations in tone. Unfortunately this is heavy AF, like 50lbs, and it was a total bitch getting this rolled out dhfjf

I’m about 2/3rds done installing the underlayment this afternoon, which means I should be able to start on the final layer of flooring tomorrow 🥹

like my house floors, i never sit on the bare floor. ever. they are so brittle and so hard it feels like they want to break my bones. but when i get up off the floor in my van rn i feel like i'm 30 again.

My flooring is here 🥹 I ended up going with this over the tile look for frankly a lot of reasons but man I’m so happy with it, the quality is just really nice, the visual and physical texture is great, and the pattern repeat isn’t noticeable

you almost got me, 25-percent-off-seller's-offer.... you almost got me

i feel like if it's more multi-functional it justifies being bulkier... i'm just grumpy about feeling pressured into spending money when i don't need it just yet :\ i think i'm just gonna force myself to wait on this one 😩

it's a tossup between this one and getting a camping kettle...

camping kettle: super compact, <half the cost of the copper kettle
copper kettle: bigger capacity + faster heating = can function better as water heater for dishes etc, better spout, cuter too...

so the spray foam goes up against the wall instead, and the underlayment + vinyl will lay across both and be cut to fit right against the wall.

Working on cutting away the foam so it’s even with the floor

Spray foam is going in around the seamstoday

the van floor is more even than my house floor.....

Last of the subfloor panels is in 🙌 no more hauling plywood around for me 😭😭😭 The vinyl I ordered should get here tomorrow, but I’ve still got work to do before that can go in

Tonight I got the middle panel done, which is the one with the trickiest fit 🙏 I taped up the seams on the insulation before gluing the plywood. Pardon the mess, most of this is to weigh the plywood down while the adhesive sets (I stood in the middle when I wasn't taking this pic).

I waterproofed the plywood this past week and I've just started gluing down the insulation. Only a few rows of adhesive in and my hand was already threatening to cramp from the caulk gun 😩