How to remove staples from Hardwood Floors! I’ve done lots of home improvement projects, but only on a beginner level, so I still have a TON of things to learn and re-learn with each new project. With this flooring project I knew how to remove the plywood sub-floor and linoleum, but I did not consciously anticipate the sub-floor leaving behind what felt like billions of staples that did not come up with the plywood. My first instinct was to pull the staples with the tools I had with me, which were just screwdrivers and a pair of…
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After 27 years, I think it is safe to say that we got our money’s worth out of our 80’s linoleum floor. I have been mentally removing it for at least a decade now and cropping it out of pictures ever since I started this blog. I finally tackled this DIY (Do It Yourself) project armed with only 2 screw drivers, a pry bar, a box cutter/razor and locking pliers. Should be easy, right? Just pop up the old sub-floor and reveal the gorgeous hard wood below. As you can see in the first picture at the top, removing…