Porch Project: Removing the Carpet

This Labor Day week off, I am working on (and supervising work on) getting the porch floor in shape. It’s going to be a long haul.

If you recall, we had an unfortunate accident in June: the hose sprung a pinhole leak and soaked the carpet through three layers to the floor. We had to remove it

Here’s where we were left. Carpet gone from two-thirds of the porch. Black tar dust and five to eight layers of paint on the remaining part.

First, a snapchat of the day’s work (it starts with a bike ride, just ignore that part):

Here are some pics from the day:

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Today, I am removing the rest of the carpet.

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Buh-bye:

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So very nasty:

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That’s where I left it for Chris, our God-send of a handyman who took the next shift.

 

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