My 70's House: DIY: Carpet Removal

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

DIY: Carpet Removal

I was talking to my handyman's wife last week and I was telling her how much I hated the carpet in my living and dining room. Then she said "What's underneath the carpet?" Hmm... Good question. I called the handyman and let him cut the corner of the carpet. Wow! We saw nice hardwood floor underneath the carpet.

I thought, "All I needed to do is to remove this thing off the floor. Easy enough!" Yeah, right. I'm a kind of person who spends 45 minutes cooking using a "10 minutes recipes" book. Nothing is never easy for me. For this project, it was really hard to take tack strips, nails, and staples off the wood floor.

Here are the tools that I used. It might be good idea to use a face mask. It would be even better if you have safety glasses.
I worked on removing the carpet for 4 days. I was feeling sick maybe because I was not wearing a dust mask. I don't get sick very easily so it was bit scary. My dogs were itching and my birds were acting weired. I recommend that you open the windows when you are removing 30-year-old carpet. I couldn't open mine because all windows were painted shut. Here are before and after pictures.

Before

Work In Progress

After

I'm not sure if I need to refinish the floor. I'll ask the handyman next time.

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