Home wrreckerr!

After pummeling the kitchen cupboards and taking up the laminate we got to the fun part this week--that pesky laminate that was tucked underneath a couple layers of flooring.

Dad was here over the weekend, so, like any loving son, I put him to work.

As I peeled away the layers, I cursed those homeowners before us that were too lazy to take up the old laminate, including this beautiful yellow-flaked design (circa 1960's I'm guessing)

Pretty!

I spent the better part of an hour with sledge and chisel in a feeble and unsatisfying attempt to peel away the final laminate layer. After hacking off about one square foot I called a Home Hardware and asked how they do it. A nice guy named Jeremy (sp) told me they use a machine called an "Eddy" (presumably short for "Fast Eddy) to get tough flooring up. Note to self: call Westminster rentals ...

We moved the messy and massive heap o wood scraps into the dining room so I could begin chipping away the tile from the living room (who the *#^! lays tile in the living room)? I made a lot of headway this a.m. and got the tile up throughout the LR and into the hallway so things are looking good.

Meanwhile wifey's been busy checking out kitch designs and quotes. We've got 4 quotes and we've got it narrowed down to 3. If I told you who the finalists were I'd have to kill you.

On Saturday, I've got a friend coming over with a large bin and we're going to load all of this crap and haul it to the dump. Then I can rent Eddy and tackle that floor.

I'd love to keep writing but alas, I've got a tub filled with post-dinner dishes that beckons. Tra-la-la.