We may have gotten ever so slightly carried away with our flooring removal efforts. You already know that we ripped up the laminate flooring in the guest bedroom (which is the project we’re meant to be working on) and then got a bit over excited and also removed the laminate in the hallway.
Well, we couldn’t control ourselves and also ripped out the horrible old carpet in the dining room.
Okay, so we may have gone completely mad, but we’re really not exaggerating when we say it was horrible! Just take a look at this.
Eww! It was in the house when we moved in and the only reason we left it there for such a long time, is because the room doesn’t have any heating and we thought it would keep it a bit warmer. Now you know why we covered it with one of the biggest rugs we could find! It’s so disgusting. Believe it or not, out of all the carpets that were in the house when we moved in, it’s the one that was in the best condition. Can you imagine what the others were like?!
To make our lives just that bit easier (and because the sideboard is too heavy to move out of the room) we started by cutting the carpet into four smaller pieces.
It’s much easier to remove small chunks of carpet than one huge roll.
After removing the carpet we also had to get rid of the carpet grippers. It’s really easy to do, just push a crowbar under the edge of one and prise it up. Done.
Here’s the room now.
Notice something else? Yep, we’ve also started to sand the floor in here, too! We’re still busy finishing off the varnishing, but we’ll share the before and after with you in a few days. Believe me, it’s worth waiting for!
Do you also have horrible carpets you’d like to remove? Have you ever sanded your own floors? Do your weekends also tend to involve more DIY than relaxing?
Leslie says
You’re an animal! And I love it! Nice work. Your floors are going to look fantastic!
Christine says
Thanks Leslie… I think ;-). Can’t wait to share the floors with you next week. Still busy varnishing and finishing up.
Cx
Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse says
Relax-what? Is that what weekends are for? Seriously, I thought they were only created so we could tak care of our houses!!! The floor in the dining-room is going to be amazing, as usual.
Christine says
Awww, thanks Magali! Just between you and me – the dining room floor already looks great. So pleased with the results and can’t wait to share!
Cx
Kerrie says
When I first moved into my house it had 30 year old carpet everywhere – yes I’m including the toilet and bathroom in that statement! After removing it and carpet of a similar age for a friend I now cannot even bear the thought of carpet. What we found underneath the carpet, dust and filth wise was enough to turn me off for good. I love hard flooring with rugs, but you do need good heating if you live somewhere that gets quite cold. Love the huge impact your flooring efforts are having, cheers
Christine says
We used to have carpet in the bathroom, too. It was so disgusting that we removed it even before actually moving into the house.
Admittedly, heating is a bit of an issue in our old Edwardian house. We have insulated under most of the floors and we hope to do the last missing bits this summer, so fingers crossed it’ll be warm enough!
Cx