Monday, April 1, 2013

Crappy Carpet to Lustrous Laminate


Say goodbye to the filthy, stinky, stained, god awful, faded mauve carpet. With a couple good tugs, Dave and I were able to get the carpet and padding up in about 15 minutes. A few minutes more, the staples were removed or pounded in and the floor swept.

 
Look at that stain on the bottom of the carpet.

I spent a few extra dollars for the heavy duty pad and laid it in, 
stapled it down and taped the seams. 

A nice smooth base for the laminate to go onto.

Time for the laminate, at 65 cents a square foot, I couldn't go wrong. I started up front just under the couch. Only had 1 problem board on the whole floor and it happened to be in the middle in front of the sink. It was fixed with a single finish nail covered with wood putty.

Looking back to the bedroom.
Looking forward from the bedroom.
A Jeff Dunham DVD to keep me company on the TV.

It was a little tight in Eddie IV for Dave and me to be working on the floor, so Dave worked on the appliances. Degreasing, washing, sanding and then washing again to give a good surface for paint to adhere. The former almond fan vent, cooktop and cooktop cover are now black thanks to Rustoleum's Appliance Epoxy.
Covers well with a smooth finish.

Some wet sanding.

First coat of paint.



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