November 08, 2011

project 760 - day 1

The day we got the keys to our house was a very exciting day. And we didn't waste any time starting the renovations! On the first night, we pulled up the carpet.

When we bought the house we knew there were hardwood floors underneath the carpet. I'm an optimist, so I assumed they would be in good condition. In hindsight this was probably naive. But we were lucky.

The good news . . . the floors didn't have any water damage or stains. The bad news . . .the carpet had been in place for over 40 years, and in some spots the underlay was completely stuck on.

There were also a lot of staples to be removed. (My lovely sister helped us with the  job.)

But by the end of Day 1 we had already checked one thing off the list. This was going to be easier than we thought.

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