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This also allowed us to move the first floor furniture back into its proper places, in effect doubling the size of our rooms. All in just 20 minutes!
I also decided to start pulling the carpeting off of our staircase. It was shiny, shimmery blue and very dirty from this project. It also the only installed carpeting left in the house. Things started off well. I pulled the carpet up from the landing and found the maple hardwood flooring still intact and in decent shape. It should only need a bit of sanding and some new finish to look nice again.
Then I pulled the carpet off the stairs. And pulled, and pulled some more. Then pulled the carpet padding off also. And what did I find?? Staples, lots and lots of staples. I think whomever put in this carpet used the entire store's supply of staples. Who needs this many staples to hold down a piece of carpet?!? I mean really. Leave some for someone else. I also found glue on the stair treads. A few different types in fact. This will need to be either stripped with wood stripper, or sanded, or both. We will see how this project goes.
At least the risers are still in good shape, and are actually rather pretty. They will need ridding of their staples, but should also be pretty salvageable.In another interesting bit, we found out that someone had also put at least 10 screws in the tread of each stair step, in effect permanently making the stairs squeaky. Nate removed all the screws one night, and the stairs creaked and groaned for a half an hour while they settled back into place to match up with the house again. So even though the stairs should be louder without the carpet, they are actually quieter due to less squeaking.
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