Tack Strips VI

[naomikritzer]

South wall: done.
Heating vent: done.
North wall (which has bends): started.

I am not sure how to pry out the nails that hold the metal strip by the door that held the carpet down. They are not responding as expected to the application of the pry bar.

And my God, this carpet is a filthy, disgusting thing.

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Several years ago, my Dad occupied himself with taking up the old carpeting in the living and dining rooms while I took Mom off to Wiscon. He told us that he swept up a large bucket's worth of sand/dirt that had filtered through the weave to the subfloor below.

The house now has hardwood floors. Much cleaner.

[naomikritzer]

Yes. Yes yes yes yes yes.

Our downstairs is hardwood with rugs. It never EVER gets even CLOSE to this dirty. We could go for weeks without sweeping at all and it would not get this dirty. And that's a much higher traffic area.