Site-finished red oak, sanded flat and ready for coat oneAntique heart pine with a tight vertical grainLaying new floor over a fresh moisture barrierNatural oak, sanded and dust-freeRacking boards out before the nailer comes throughStanding on a fresh-laid floorOak treads, looking down the flightBuffing a hallway between coatsDark walnut-stained oak, first coat downPale oak run wall to wallAfternoon light moving across old heart pineFitting a replacement board into a heart pine fieldBooties on, floor downA curved apron, cut and fittedHeart pine treads, refinishedEdging up to the baseboardStair and landing, run in one timberOld-growth heart pine laid on the diagonalSetting boards by hand, one at a timeRefinished oak running through to the back doorReclaimed boards, every one a different centurySeen through the door, mid-sandWindow light raking across heart pineWide-plank heart pine, edge to edgeNew stair treads going inWindow light across a pale floorLong light through the curtainsA sanctuary floor, part way backHeart pine with the colour only age givesResin streaks in quarter-sawn pineClearing the room before the last coatThe big machine does the flat workCathedral grain, sanded to bare woodNew heart pine, first light on itKitchen floor, hand-rubbed and glowingEvery board a different colour of amberWorking under the glassThe sanctuary, finishedSetting a floor vent flushSanding under a wall of stained glassChurch hall, back in serviceWorking the room out toward the lightEnd-grain block paving, laid tightCable across warm boardsThreshold detail at a louvred doorAn inlaid border following the stairOriginal border inlay, brought backBetween coatsBuffing out a hallwayHand-cut pegs, set proud and trimmed flushDust extraction, and a lot of itDutchman patches let into a damaged fieldKnotty pine, finished honeyStain samples, laid on the actual floorJim, out looking at timberOpening up a big roomGrey-washed oak under a grand pianoPine floor under a pine ceilingHeart pine glowing under the railReclaimed heart pine with all its history left inThe site inspectorThrough the room to the garden doorsStanding on a fresh grey-washed floorWhite oak laid through to the wood stoveHose down the hallwayA patched board, sanded in until it disappearsDust bag full, floor nearly flatAnother pass across the roomKnots and character, left exactly where they wereStripped to the slabKneeling in by the stoveHow it looked when we got thereHeart pine hall, three coats onBuffing out the kitchenMarquetry panel, cut piece by piecePainted deck, masked and markedOffcut on the slabOut front, job doneDark oak through to the kitchenCutting back a cupped attic floorLooking through to the landingWater damage, before we touched itAttic hall, finishedA round medallion set into barn boardsSetting up for the dayPale oak through an open kitchenHall floor, dog approvedFirst light through the door, last pass on the floorHeart pine running the length of the houseWide plank down the landingReclaimed stock, sorted and readyOffcuts, sorted for the next jobWindow light burning through heart pineOld paint coming off the treadsMarked out before the cutBlue-grey weathered boardsShopfront floor, run to the glassRed oak going down over new subfloorTools down, floor doneLanding and rail, finished togetherThe grain you only get from old growthTwo hundred rings to the inchFigure like water across the floorWorking around the windowsNew boards blending into oldOpen plan, one continuous floorJim's work, written upUnder the chandelierHerringbone with a diamond at its centreSomething made in the shopAsh, sanded pale and left almost whitePine floor by the stairHeart pine framed in a doorwayGolden oak with the sun on itLakeside deck, beforeWashing a deck back to clean timberCheckerboard parquet, squared up by handEdger work, close to the wallHeart pine against an old door frameNew floor, first steps on itSun across a finished oak floorCabin floor, laid in heart pineCutting out where the tile met the woodA cross let into the thresholdDecking, laid and screwed downWhite oak, flat and cleanSun across a finished porchWorking around the fireplaceOne lamp, one machine, one more passPorch boards, wrapped around the cornerRift-sawn oak with a deep amber coatBleached oak, kept deliberately paleHeart pine landing, three coats deepFitting the last boards under the windowCutting stock on siteBefore: water-stained and cuppedHand-sanding what the machine can't reachSalvage, before it comes apartRoom finished, light let back inBay window, boards run to the curveQuiet room, finished floorOld iron on new finishTaking up what's past savingHeart pine, halfway backStraight down the boardStanding on two hundred years of pineSupervisionA round patch, grain matched and set inLow sun the length of the boardsPale reclaimed pine, laid wideWatching the ceiling go upBuffing heart pine to a soft sheenGlass and iron set flush into the floorOne board, all the figure in the treeOld paint, sanded back to the woodHose across new boardsWhere the boards come fromKnotty pine, finished warmThe kind of building we take timber out ofStripped back, ready to startCutting in the first coat by handBay window, finished and reflectingAn old stair, still worth savingPulling the finish out in long, even passesWarm oak, evenly laidNew board cut and offered upDark heart pine under a bright windowDust bag and drumStanding on reclaimed stockPale oak through a new kitchenHeart pine past the islandMeasuring the next cutKnotty pine, all character left inDark figured pine, close upTool down, board setDeep brown oak, finishedOld floor, first cutBlock parquet, laid out squareGrinding off a century of finishWide slabs, milled from salvaged beamsLoading out at the end of a jobPale oak through a modern kitchenAntique oak, still showing its cut nailsButterfly keys, stitching a split back togetherGrey plank, wide and matteFinished, and back to the familyDark stain, satin finishHeart pine great room, finishedThe shopDark boards underfootRunning boards the length of the hallEbonised pine with the gold left showingPale boards, laid tightEbonised and brushedHall floor, run straight throughWeathered grey, left as foundNew boards woven into the old floorMachine and cableSun and sawdustPicking the colour on the real floorNew pine, new railGrey-brown plank, finishedOak going down, board by boardStock delivered and stickeredGrey oak with the light on itRespirator on, finish going downHeart pine under glossDecking out toward the viewBoards and beamNew floor into an old brick buildingWide plank, in black and whiteThe old Hummel, still earning its keepHallway, finished and reflectingWorking under the artworkA knot, and the grain running round itEdging a loft floor by handTaped out before the inlay goes inBuffer, mid-roomOld patches, coming outPine through a panelled doorwayRot cut out, sound wood going backMachine in, machine outEbonised wide plankSanding up to the hearthHose and hammerJob doneWide boards, in black and whiteParquet, woven tightBuffer on bare oakFloor carried through into the closetFinished room, waiting on furnitureA monogram, cut and inlaid by handHeart pine with its knots keptApproved