dinner at the 3-point line.

it's been cold. and as a result, things are a little slow on the house front. turns out pneumatic tools don't work well when it's -35C. framing has started and we'll post about it soon, but for now some exciting news on the reclaimed materials front.

after seeing gym flooring used in our designer's last build we fell in love with the idea of reclaiming hardwood for our house. and after a few false starts and a lot of searching, we found some amazing gymnasium hardwood. we've secured over 3,000 sq ft of bird's eye maple from the recent renovation of the talisman centre. the wood is in great condition, and we'll have enough for both main and upper floors in both homes.

the wood was taken out of the gym in 5' x 5' pallets. we'll break the pallets down, remove the old nails and staples and then put it back together in the houses. after installation it will be refinished and depending on how it looks, we might even leave some of the sports lines intact.

no word on whether this will make dinner into an aerobic sport or not.