Bye Bye Nasty Carpet

This weekend I decided to tackle the carpet removal on the staircase and landing because the color, texture, and old person smell was killing me. We did not know what was going to be underneath, but were delighted to find beautiful oak in decent shape. When I lifted the corner of the carpet I discovered the foam matting had disintegrated into an orange dusty mess which stuck to the wood in some places.There was also a creepy layer of netting which looked like old cobwebs. So I used a scraper, mat knife, and green scrubby to remove it all.The landing was easy it was just a little difficult removing the nail strips without hurting myself. The stairs were a bitch! It took all my might to pull off the pieces but I had to be careful not to tumble down the stairs! There were soooo many staples (which I actually am still removing). Next I will sand all the wood and reseal and paint. On a less festive note, the upstairs bathroom continues to torture us. After 2 weeks ago, when we discovered a leek in the pipes which led to ripping out the kitchen ceiling which is below the bathroom and then paying a plumber(ouch) to fix the leak(multiple problems), yesterday we discovered more water on the kitchen floor , this time we think coming from the tub. Seems the last owner lived downstairs and this bathroom had not really been used in quite a while so shit keeps happening.UGGGHH! So at the moment we seem to be going backwards instead of forwards on our to-do list.

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