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The pink tile in the picture below (the previous post) was paired with a not-so-lovely poop brown. Why anyone would want a pink and brown streaked floor is beyond me!
I did continue--it actually comes up quite easily about 85% of the time.
The brown stuff is most definitely glue, but it's not sticky. I'm going to try a couple of things to see if I can get it off once I'm done.
This is the opposite side from where I started--that white strip over by the door is cemented on with glue. Ugh! Someone got a little overenthusiastic with the glue right there.
The picture above is the doorway between the dining room and the entry room. I am starting to think that this floor might be original (?) because the hardwood floor is actually slightly higher than the tile/whatever floor. And I would think that if it had been hardwood, there would be too much of a different in heighths there. But I am no expert.
At the moment, though, I am taking a break because my knees hurt, my wrists hurt, and I need to take a shower, get dressed, and drive to my parents' house to take care of their plants and animals. But I'm figuring I might try to get at least halfway done by the time I go to bed. We'll see.
I did continue--it actually comes up quite easily about 85% of the time.
The brown stuff is most definitely glue, but it's not sticky. I'm going to try a couple of things to see if I can get it off once I'm done.This is the opposite side from where I started--that white strip over by the door is cemented on with glue. Ugh! Someone got a little overenthusiastic with the glue right there.
The picture above is the doorway between the dining room and the entry room. I am starting to think that this floor might be original (?) because the hardwood floor is actually slightly higher than the tile/whatever floor. And I would think that if it had been hardwood, there would be too much of a different in heighths there. But I am no expert.At the moment, though, I am taking a break because my knees hurt, my wrists hurt, and I need to take a shower, get dressed, and drive to my parents' house to take care of their plants and animals. But I'm figuring I might try to get at least halfway done by the time I go to bed. We'll see.
posted by Jennifer at 3:49 PM
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At the risk of sounding Mom-like- "I hope you are wearing knee pads." :) They help alot with these kinds of jobs.
No, I wasn't, but I did end up kneeling on an old pillow. Which made it much easier to slide across the floor as I went. And it did help a lot! :)
If I had kneepads, though, I would have worn them. Believe me!
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