These little wooden strips are nailed down where the wall meets the floor. They make a complete perimeter of the whole room, and they have lots of little sharp spikes to grab the carpet or put multiple punctures in fingers. They came up easily enouth with my little pry bar.
This is the floor after I have removed the carpeting and foam rubber covering that is between the floor and carpet.
Lighting is being provided by the Coleman Company. The electricity has been shut off.
The house is filled with outlets and switchs, I have counted thirty one and there is more. They are nearly new so I'm taking them out and bagging them for selling, I hope. Don't try this with my hands, at times they tremble making the job frustrating. Back in the day I'd have had enough hydralic sandwichs to tame the unruly hand and its little accomplices.
The first board comes off. Its significents (spell check isn't functioning correctly) is lost right after I see all the cool dirt/dust covered plaster and ancient wiring act as an alqeida(sp?) for spider webs.
I pryed off the metal registrator lining thinking here would be a better place to start working on the tounge and groove boards. It will do. Now I have to purchase a good hand saw to start cutting the boards that are nearest and parellel (damn spell check!) to the exposed two by four right below the insulation. Does this make any sense to you? I can barely follow it myself.
This photo makes it easier to describe. I'll start cutting at the right rear side of the hole. Once I get through a couple of boards I can pry one up that runs the entire lenght of the room. I'm going to ruin a board or two but then I should be able to get each one out without ruining the tongue on one side and the groove on the other. I still have not used the bathroom. I think I'm still replenishing all the liquid that couldn't wait to leave me.
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