Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Construction Begins!

Or rather destruction....

I closed on The Ugly Lake House on March 28, 2011 around noon.  After a quick lunch and a change of clothes I headed over to the house to tackle the first project, removing the carpet.

I'm estimating that there was about 1400-1600 square feet of it and I'm still trying to figure out why carpet in a kitchen is a good idea.











I'm pretty sure this color is the same as my 1995 Ford Thunderbird airport car.  Was Forest Green  hot in the mid-90's?






With the carpet out it's already looking a little better.  You can also get a glimpse of the original floor plan.  It appears that where the kitchen is currently was once a utility room.
I managed to remove the first floor carpet the end of the first day I was homeowner.  The staircase and second floor carpet was removed on the next day.
My dad came out on the second day for a few hours to help pull some staples out of the floor. 













Would anyone like some free carpet remnants?

It's going to be a long time before I take on this project again.  I was sore for the next three days.

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