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Here's what I didn't know, when I started this project:
- This carpet runner, is nothing but scraps. Each stair is its own piece of carpet, which equals 3 tac strips per step and at least 50 staples per stair.
- While I pulled on some carpet to make sure the wood was okay, apparently the spot I looked at was a fluke – the wood is unfinished.
- The unfinished wood is blessed with random paint spots all over it.
So you can witness the joy:
Because of the extreme amount of staples, each stair is taking about an hour to do. My hands are swollen and hurt to move – I am so done for the night. This is how far Brent and I got.
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So, the new plan (which hopefully includes having this mofo done by our housewarming party on the 21st):
- Tear off the rest of the carpet and de-staple the stairs (Monday and Tuesday)
- Sand the stairs – this will help the paint situation I have going on and it will also rough up the finished paint of the stairs (Wednesday)
- Stain the stairs (Friday night)
- Paint the back of the stairs white (Sunday)
I have never stained anything before, and I have to admit that I'm slightly terrified. But I guess if it's terrible, it can always be sanded done again.
Yikes! This looks strikingly similar to what we discovered when we ripped up the carpet in our house. And I understand your pain...pulling those staples and tack strips is torture! Good luck this week!
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ReplyDeleteGood luck with this project, Ashley!