Flooring, Particle Board, and Staples

Finished pulling up the old floors yesterday.  Wow!  Did not expect it to be that much work.  Underneath floor #1, the forest-green tile Pam mentioned in her post, was floor #2, a white linoleum that was much nicer than the tile.

I thought I would be done after the linoleum, but no such luck.  In addition to a layer of particle board underneath both the tile and linoleum layers, there was an extra layer of particle board underneath…for good measure (floor #3).

What made the last two layers a real “adventure” was that the person using the staple gun wanted to make the edges of the sheets of particle board look like they were sewn down with a sewing machine.  And in case the millions of staples weren’t enough, a few nails were thrown in along the way.

The floors are now out, but we have a few hours of pulling nails and staples before we can put a new subfloor down.

Windows are being installed on Friday.

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