Prepping the floor:
There are still staples left in the floor after Matt and I spent countless hours removing the staples from the living room and then the stairs on the days after closing. So many that my hands were blistered and exhausted. Those staples that are left are just going to have to stay there for a while.
[So many staples!]
After several hours of practice we developed a method to attack the madness. We decided that the best tools for some of the staples were needle nose pliers and a mini crowbar assisted by a rubber mallet.
[Tap Tap]
To loosen the staples we tapped the mini crowbar under the staple and then pulled it [with all of our might]the rest of the way with the needle nose pliers.
[Get out of mah floor!]
After 2 full evenings and 1 afternoon of pulling out staples, the living room went from:
[Before]
To a living room looking like this:
[After]
So much better! I find it so hard to believe the somebody would cover these beautiful floors up!
Next step: stripping off the old poly.
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