Jan 21, 2007

Ah, the smell of asbestos...

We have finished the uncovering of our floors. In a whirlwind of mold, padding, and dust (Brian claims asbestos) - we ripped up the carpeting and underlying linoleum in the porch and office Saturday.

The porch didn't go so well in that the linoleum had some sort of cardboard backing which stayed adhered to the pine floor. We figure it won't be too much of a bother to get it up and off with the sanding machine. We were also disgusted to find a patch of black mold between the padding and linoleum in a corner of the room. I have a picture, but it is too putrid to share.



Here's a little peek-a-boo of the floor showing through the paperboard.



We saved the best and easiest for last..the office.



When the former-former owners laid linoleum in the office, they did so with only a strip of sticky tape. We were able to pull it up with a slight lift.



The floor looks pretty darn good! If only they all turned out this well, we could postpone the refinishing.



I'm so glad to have the stained carpeting out of our house and am especially proud to bring some natural beauty back to the house. I don't think I'll ever understand why someone would have put that linoleum down, particularly in those awful flower and box patterns.

I've been winding yarn into balls today to get ready for my next knitting projects....probably a shawl and some more socks.

2 comments:

Patty Ann said...

Great job guys, you're going to love the wood floors. You might be able to spray a little bleach on that mold spot. Or TSP solution. They probably had a potted plant there that leaked.

patty said...

It always amazes me you guys don't ask for help! You've done a great job, but you should probably check for asbestos just in case. It looks like Brian was at least wearing a mask. Hopefully you too Ang.