OK...So my parents and brothers might be the only ones to get a kick out of my title, but I had to do it. This ones for you Zach!
Over the last little while Spencer and I (mostly Spence) have been preparing our kitchen/dining room to have hardwood floor installed. The vinyl floor was glued to a bunch of fiber boards that were stapled to the sub-floor.
Oh, by the way, see those yellow squares on the wall? Can you guess which one I'm using on the room?
And can I just say...STAPLE GUN OVERKILL!!! I think whoever installed the floor got a little carried away. I seriously think there's a minimum of 10 staples per square foot in there. At roughly 450 sq ft, I'll let you do the math. Not fun! But, we've really been enjoying our time with each other, and it's nice to know we're having a hand in making this house our home. I can't wait to paint together
ANYway, we spent a good chunk of two nights pulling those staples out one by one, just me, Spence, gloves, and pliers. Needless to say, our hands were very tired and sore. The worse part is, WE STILL AREN'T DONE YET!!
There's still just under half of the room that needs them pulled out. :( See where that shopvac is? That's as far as we got. We still have practically the whole dining area to do. We thought maybe we'd just hammer them in, but we don't want them to work their way back up and cause problems later with our nice hardwood.
I think this will make it all the more satisfying once we have it all finished. I can just see it now :)
