Flooring completed

Three days in and the flooring was completed. Not to happy about the scotia around the kitchen island but there was no other way around it. 

Front side

Back side

Pantry

Not visible in these pictures, but I wished they would have aligned the scotia joins with the polytec joins. Would have made it look more seamless. They had to use two pieces anyway but they instead used one full piece with a shorter extension.

Home Theatre

Dining

I was expecting scotia along the low windows too but the installer managed to trim the frame and fit the floorboards under it. Was initially skeptical since the skirting would be higher (thicker) than the bottom window frame but luckily it's not that noticeable. 

Stairs

Could have avoided the scotia here at the base of the stairs, but the installer has concern about cutting into the wood. He said it may or may not weaken the support of the stairs. Better not to risk it. 

Common fence

Since the rain kept away today, two more full pillars (and three, one thirds pillars) were laid. I honestly thought he would get all five done today so that he could start on the other side next time. Doesn't seem like much progress but I guess he did spend most of his time looking for dry bricks from the pallets that's been left in the rain. Just in case, he even stacked up the bricks he will need and made a little shelter for them. No idea what's the reasoning for not using wet bricks.