1403 3 Ave N, up

This is the upper suite at 1403 3 Ave. N. Lethbridge AB.

kitchen lath boards removed

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Sunday today.  The main floor tenants were home.  I hope I didn’t make too much noise.

I removed the last of the lath boards and old flooring (all remaining five layers) from the kitchen today.  I cut the remaining flooring into squares to aid in removal.  I set the circular saw to 2mm or so less than its total thickness and carved away.  Unfortunately, I gave myself sore sinuses doing it.  But it is done.

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kitchen renos

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Today FT and I removed the kitchen cabinet, a bunch of plaster, and flooring from the kitchen.  OMG, was that a lot of work.  There were 7 contractor bags of plaster and six layers of old flooring (seven if you count the 1/4″ particle board):

  • the original linoleum
  • another colourful lino on that
  • bright red tiles
  • a layer of 1/4″ particle board
  • more lino of yellow & brown
  • click-together wood laminate 

A before and after comparison: 

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